Where does “ほのお” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ほのお”, step by step

ほのお traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 火

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese火a fire; a light
2Proto-Japonicpoyfire
3Proto-Japonicpo—

via Old Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseのplain, field
2Middle Chinese能talent, ability
Every word from Proto-Japonic po →Every word from Proto-Japonic poy →Every word from Old Japanese 火 →