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Where does “水色” come from?

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

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

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