Where does “薬を付ける” come from?

薬を付ける (Japanese) comes from Japanese 付ける, from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

薬を付ける (Japanese): apply medicine

Definitions

  1. apply medicine

Ancestry of “薬を付ける”, step by step

薬を付ける traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 付ける

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付けるattach, affix, stick, fasten, add, add on,...
2Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

via Japanese 薬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese薬A medicine or drug; A substance with mystical...
2Middle Chinese藥—
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