Where does “火花” come from?

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

火花 (Japanese): spark; cinder; ember particle of glowing matter

Definitions

  1. spark; cinder; ember particle of glowing matter

Ancestry of “火花”, step by step

火花 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 火

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese火"term relating to fire"; a light; a burning...
2Old Japanese火a fire; a light
3Proto-Japonicpoyfire
4Proto-Japonicpo—

via Japanese 花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower
2Old Japanese花flower

Words derived from “火花”

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