Where does “農水相” come from?

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

農水相 (Japanese): An agriculture minister

Definitions

  1. An agriculture minister

Ancestry of “農水相”, step by step

農水相 traces back through 3 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 相

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相nature, personality; fate, destiny; a habit,...
2Old Japaneseさが—

via Japanese 農

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese農agriculture, farming; a farmer
2Middle Chinese農agriculture, farming
Every word from Proto-Japonic *mentu →Every word from Old Japanese 水 →Every word from Japanese 水 →