Where does “火” come from?

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

火 (Japanese): "term relating to fire"; a light; a burning...

Definitions

  1. "term relating to fire"; a light; a burning...

Ancestry of “火”, step by step

火 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 火

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese火a fire; a light
2Proto-Japonicpoyfire
3Proto-Japonicpo—

via Middle Chinese 火

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese火—

Words derived from “火”

Every word from Proto-Japonic po →Every word from Proto-Japonic poy →Every word from Old Japanese 火 →