Where does “灯油” come from?
灯油 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 灯, from Japanese 火, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
灯油 (Japanese): an oil used to light a lamp; kerosene
Definitions
- an oil used to light a lamp; kerosene
Ancestry of “灯油”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 灯 | a light, lamp; electric light; a light |
| 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 | — |