Where does “気がある” come from?

気がある (Japanese) comes from Japanese が, from Finnish -nka — Forms nouns, mainly bird names (in dialects) and some toponyms.

気がある (Japanese): to have an interest in something or somebody, to...

Definitions

  1. to have an interest in something or somebody, to...

Ancestry of “気がある”, step by step

気がある traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese が

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseがIndicates the subject of a sentence; conjunction;...
2Finnish-nkaForms nouns, mainly bird names (in dialects) and some toponyms

via Japanese ある

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseある有る, 在る to exist; 有る, 在る to happen
2Japaneseあり有り existing; 蟻 ant

via Japanese 気

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気spirit, mood; inclination, will, mood, urge;...
2Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath
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