Where does “鬼火” come from?
鬼火 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 火, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
鬼火 (Japanese): a will o' the wisp
Ancestry of “鬼火”, step by step
鬼火 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 火
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 火 | "term relating to fire"; a light; a burning... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 火 | a fire; a light |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | poy | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | po | — |
via Japanese 鬼
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鬼 | ghost; evil spirit, demon, ogre; someone of... |
| 2 | Japanese | 隠 | to hide; hidden from sight; hidden |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 隱 | — |