Where does “湖” come from?

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

湖 (Japanese): a lake

Definitions

  1. a lake

Ancestry of “湖”, step by step

湖 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 海

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese海a sea, an ocean; a lake; an object covering over...
2Old Japaneseうな—

Words derived from “湖”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →