Where does “水道橋” come from?

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

水道橋 (Japanese): an aqueduct

Definitions

  1. an aqueduct

Ancestry of “水道橋”, step by step

水道橋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 水道

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese水道water service, water supply; channel; aqueduct
2Japanese水water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid
3Old Japanese水water
4Proto-Japonic*mentuwater

via Japanese 橋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese橋that which is constructed to connect two points...
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →