Where does “火水” come from?
火水 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 火, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
火水 (Japanese): fire and water
Ancestry of “火水”, step by step
火水 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 火
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 火 | "term relating to fire"; a light; a burning... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 火 | a fire; a light |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | poy | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | po | — |
via Japanese 水
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 水 | water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 水 | water |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *mentu | water |