Where does “気合を入れる” come from?
気合を入れる (Japanese) comes from Japanese 入れる, from Japanese 入る, from Old Japanese いる.
気合を入れる (Japanese): to fire up, to psych up, to motivate
Definitions
- to fire up, to psych up, to motivate
Ancestry of “気合を入れる”, step by step
気合を入れる traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 入れる
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 入れる | to put (something) in |
| 2 | Japanese | 入る | to enter, go into, get into; to arrive; to join a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | いる | — |
via Japanese を
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | を | A case particle; A conjunctive particle, usually... |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | wo | accusative marker; away from, off |
via Japanese 気合
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 気合 | yell; spirit, fight |