Proto-Japanese: *kátú-
Meaning: 1 tuna fish 2 to become hungry
Russian meaning: 1 тунец 2 голодать
Middle Japanese: kátúwó 1, katuwa- 2
Tokyo: kàtsuo 1, katsué- 2
Kyoto: kátsúó 1, kátsúé- 2
Kagoshima: katsúo 1, kàtsùè-
Comments: JLTT 444. Historically a compound with *(d)ibua 'fish'. Despite the difference in accent, the verbal stem seems to belong here etymologically: cf. the verbal meaning 'to weaken, die (after releasing roe)' in most TM languages. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,