Where does “脱水” come from?

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

脱水 (Japanese): dehydration, desiccation

Definitions

  1. dehydration, desiccation

Ancestry of “脱水”, step by step

脱水 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 脱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese脱de-
2Middle Chinese脫—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →