Where does “話を付ける” come from?

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

話を付ける (Japanese): settle a matter; negotiate, arrange

Definitions

  1. settle a matter; negotiate, arrange

Ancestry of “話を付ける”, step by step

話を付ける 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 話

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese話talking; speaking; speech; conversation; story;...
2Middle Chinese話—
Every word from Japanese 付く →Every word from Japanese 付ける →