Where does “水色” come from?

水色 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.

水色 (Japanese): light blue, sky blue, turquoise blue, aqua blue

Definitions

  1. light blue, sky blue, turquoise blue, aqua blue

Ancestry of “水色”, step by step

水色 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 水

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid
2Old Japanese水water
3Proto-Japonic*mentuwater

via Japanese 色

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese色color
2Middle Chinese色—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →