Where does “口に合う” come from?
口に合う (Japanese) comes from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.
口に合う (Japanese): to suit someone's taste
Definitions
- to suit someone's taste
Ancestry of “口に合う”, step by step
口に合う traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 口
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 口 | mouth; opening; the mouth |
| 2 | Japanese | くち | mouth |
| 3 | Japanese | 朽ちる | — |
via Japanese に
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | に | particle for indirect objects; to; particle for... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | に | — |
via Japanese 合う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 合う | to match; to fit; to agree; to be proper;... |