Where does “Kajin” come from?
Kajin (English) comes from Japanese 火神, from Japanese 火, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
Kajin (English): Kagutsuchi, the Japanese god of fire
Definitions
- Kagutsuchi, the Japanese god of fire
Ancestry of “Kajin”, step by step
Kajin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 火神
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 火神 | the god of fire, another name for Kagutsuchi |
| 2 | Japanese | 火 | "term relating to fire"; a light; a burning... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 火 | a fire; a light |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | poy | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | po | — |
via Marshallese kaj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshallese | kaj | idiom; language; motto |