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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 水道 | water service, water supply; channel; aqueduct |
| 2 | Japanese | 水 | water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 水 | water |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *mentu | water |
via Japanese 橋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 橋 | that which is constructed to connect two points... |