Where does “心掛ける” come from?

心掛ける (Japanese) comes from Japanese 心, from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə — heart.

心掛ける (Japanese): bear in mind; try, endeavor, intend

Definitions

  1. bear in mind; try, endeavor, intend

Ancestry of “心掛ける”, step by step

心掛ける traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 心

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese心mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...
2Old Japanese心heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
3Proto-Japonic*kəkərəheart

via Japanese 掛ける

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese掛けるto hang (a picture, etc.), to hoist, to raise (a flag), to fly (a kite)

Words derived from “心掛ける”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə →Every word from Old Japanese 心 →Every word from Japanese 心 →