Where does “つきもの” come from?

つきもの (Japanese) comes from Japanese 物, from Japanese 物言い, from Japanese 物言う — to talk.

つきもの (Japanese): something that invariably accompanies something else; an essential, indispensable part

Definitions

  1. something that invariably accompanies something else; an essential, indispensable part

Ancestry of “つきもの”, step by step

つきもの traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese物thing; story, genre
2Japanese物言いa way of speaking, wording
3Japanese物言うto talk

via Japanese 付き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付きability to stick, impression, quality of...
2Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...
Every word from Japanese 物言う →Every word from Japanese 物言い →Every word from Japanese 物 →