Where does “汀” come from?

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

汀 (Japanese): water's edge, shore

Definitions

  1. water's edge, shore

Ancestry of “汀”, step by step

汀 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 際

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese際time; occasion; moment prior to something
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →