Where does “反りが合わない” come from?
反りが合わない (Japanese) comes from Japanese が, from Finnish -nka — Forms nouns, mainly bird names (in dialects) and some toponyms.
反りが合わない (Japanese): unable to get along
Definitions
- unable to get along
Ancestry of “反りが合わない”, step by step
反りが合わない traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese が
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | が | Indicates the subject of a sentence; conjunction;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -nka | Forms nouns, mainly bird names (in dialects) and some toponyms |
via Japanese 反り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 反り | — |
via Japanese 合わない
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 合わない | — |