Where does “水道水” come from?

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

水道水 (Japanese): tap water, running water

Definitions

  1. tap water, running water

Ancestry of “水道水”, step by step

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

Words derived from “水道水

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