Where does “比べ物にならない” come from?

比べ物にならない (Japanese) comes from Japanese に, from Old Japanese に.

比べ物にならない (Japanese): be no match for

Definitions

  1. be no match for

Ancestry of “比べ物にならない”, step by step

比べ物にならない traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese に

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

via Japanese 比べ物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese比べ物worthy of comparison
Every word from Old Japanese に →Every word from Japanese に →