Where does “水面” come from?

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

水面 (Japanese): surface of the water

Definitions

  1. surface of the water

Ancestry of “水面”, step by step

水面 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 面

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese面face; surface; mask
2Old Japaneseおも—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →