Where does “根が付く” come from?
根が付く (Japanese) comes from Japanese 根, from Old Japanese 根.
根が付く (Japanese): take root, strike root
Definitions
- take root, strike root
Ancestry of “根が付く”, step by step
根が付く traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 根
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 根 | a root; the source; the root; nature; the... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 根 | — |
via Japanese 付く
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 付く | attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere... |