Where does “持ち直す” come from?

持ち直す (Japanese) comes from Japanese 持ち, from Japanese 持つ — to hold, to carry something; to have, to possess.

持ち直す (Japanese): recover, improve; shift to another hand, improve...

Definitions

  1. recover, improve; shift to another hand, improve...

Ancestry of “持ち直す”, step by step

持ち直す traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 持ち

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese持ちholding, possession; wear, durability;...
2Japanese持つto hold, to carry something; to have, to possess

via Japanese 直す

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese直すto fix, to repair; to change, to alter; to...
2Japanese直directly
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