Where does “懐かしい” come from?

懐かしい (Japanese) comes from Japanese 懐く, from Japanese 馴れ付く.

懐かしい (Japanese): nostalgic, reminiscent of good memories, missed,...

Definitions

  1. nostalgic, reminiscent of good memories, missed,...

Ancestry of “懐かしい”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese懐くbecome attached to emotionally; Alternative...
2Japanese馴れ付く—

Words derived from “懐かしい”

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