Where does “切符を切る” come from?

切符を切る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切符, from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

Ancestry of “切符を切る”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	切符	train ticket; Used to refer to train tickets....
2	Japanese	切る	to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
3	Japanese	裏切り	treachery, betrayal
4	Japanese	裏	back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...