Where does “炎” come from?

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

炎 (Old Japanese): a flame

Definitions

  1. a flame

Ancestry of “炎”, step by step

炎 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

Words derived from “炎”

Every word from Proto-Japonic po →Every word from Proto-Japonic poy →Every word from Old Japanese 火 →