Where does “むかつく” come from?

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

むかつく (Japanese): to feel sick

Definitions

  1. to feel sick

Ancestry of “むかつく”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseつく付く to stick, to adhere; 着く to arrive; 突く to...
2Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...
Every word from Japanese 付くEvery word from Japanese つく
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