Where does “気にする” come from?
気にする (Japanese) comes from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su.
気にする (Japanese): to care about something, to pay undue attention...
Definitions
- to care about something, to pay undue attention...
Ancestry of “気にする”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | する | to exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | す | to do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *su | — |