Where does “onibi” come from?

onibi (English) comes from Japanese 鬼火, from Japanese 火, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.

onibi (English): The will o' the wisp

Definitions

  1. The will o' the wisp

Ancestry of “onibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鬼火a will o' the wisp
2Japanese火"term relating to fire"; a light; a burning...
3Old Japanese火a fire; a light
4Proto-Japonicpoyfire
5Proto-Japonicpo—
Every word from Proto-Japonic po →Every word from Proto-Japonic poy →Every word from Old Japanese 火 →