Where does “着物” come from?

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

着物 (Japanese): a kimono

Definitions

着物 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	着	arrival at a location; the wearing of clothing; a...
2	Japanese	着る	put on or wear on the upper body or the entire...