Where does “念頭に置く” come from?

念頭に置く (Japanese) comes from Japanese に, from Old Japanese に.

念頭に置く (Japanese): to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

Definitions

  1. to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

Ancestry of “念頭に置く”, step by step

念頭に置く traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseparticle for indirect objects; to; particle for...
2Old Japanese

via Japanese 置く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese置くto put, place, set

via Japanese 念頭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese念頭mind
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