Where does “火ぬ神” come from?

火ぬ神 (Okinawan) comes from Okinawan ぬ, from Proto-Ryukyuan no, from Proto-Japonic nə — genitive case marker.

火ぬ神 (Okinawan): god of the hearth

Definitions

  1. god of the hearth

Ancestry of “火ぬ神”, step by step

火ぬ神 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Okinawan ぬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawanぬgenitive case marker; nominative case marker
2Proto-Ryukyuannonominative and genitive case marker
3Proto-Japonicnəgenitive case marker

via Okinawan 神

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan神a spirit or an essence present in all things

via Okinawan 火

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan火—

Words derived from “火ぬ神”

Every word from Proto-Japonic nə →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan no →Every word from Okinawan ぬ →