Where does “話が付く” come from?

話が付く (Japanese) comes from Japanese 話, from Middle Chinese 話.

話が付く (Japanese): come to terms, reach agreement

Definitions

  1. come to terms, reach agreement

Ancestry of “話が付く”, step by step

話が付く traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 話

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese話talking; speaking; speech; conversation; story;...
2Middle Chinese話—

via Japanese 付く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...
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