Where does “付き添う” come from?
付き添う (Japanese) comes from Japanese 付き, from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...
付き添う (Japanese): accompany, attend on, escort
Definitions
- accompany, attend on, escort
Ancestry of “付き添う”, step by step
付き添う traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 付き
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 付き | ability to stick, impression, quality of... |
| 2 | Japanese | 付く | attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere... |
via Japanese 添う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 添う | to accompany; to live up to |