Where does “kembang api” come from?
kembang api (Malay) comes from Japanese 花火, from Japanese 火, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
kembang api (Malay): A firework
Definitions
- A firework
Ancestry of “kembang api”, step by step
kembang api traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 花火
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 花火 | fireworks |
| 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 | — |