Where does “真物” come from?

真物 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 物, from Japanese 物言い, from Japanese 物言う — to talk.

真物 (Japanese): the real thing, not a fake

Definitions

  1. the real thing, not a fake

Ancestry of “真物”, step by step

真物 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese物thing; story, genre
2Japanese物言いa way of speaking, wording
3Japanese物言うto talk

via Japanese 真

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese真truth, reality; truth, reality, genuineness;...
2Chinese似—
Every word from Japanese 物言う →Every word from Japanese 物言い →Every word from Japanese 物 →