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Where does “嘘つき” come from?

嘘つき (Japanese) comes from Japanese つく, from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

嘘つき (Japanese): liar; fibber

Definitions

  1. liar; fibber

Ancestry of “嘘つき”, 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...
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