Where does “湯” come from?
湯 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese ゆ, from Proto-Japonic *yu.
湯 (Japanese): warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring
Definitions
- warm or hot water; bathwater; a hot spring
Ancestry of “湯”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | ゆ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | *yu | — |