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Proto-Japanese: *pǝ̀taru ( ~ -ua-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: firefly
Russian meaning: светляк
Old Japanese: p(w)otaru
Middle Japanese: fotaru
Tokyo: hótaru
Kyoto: hótàrù
Kagoshima: hotarú
Comments: JLTT 415. Accent correspondences are not quite clear, but in any case point to a low tone in the first syllable.
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