Where does “縁起物” come from?
縁起物 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 物, from Japanese 物言い, from Japanese 物言う — to talk.
縁起物 (Japanese): a talisman, a lucky charm
Definitions
- a talisman, a lucky charm
Ancestry of “縁起物”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 物 | thing; story, genre |
| 2 | Japanese | 物言い | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 物言う | to talk |