Where does “つく” come from?

つく (Japanese) comes from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

つく (Japanese): 付く to stick, to adhere; 着く to arrive; 突く to...

Definitions

  1. 付く to stick, to adhere; 着く to arrive; 突く to...

Ancestry of “つく”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

Words derived from “つく

Every word from Japanese 付く
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