チ, いた.す

doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage

JLPT1 G7 S10 F870

Originally # arrive + leg/foot pointed downward (here an action indicator) → *cause* to arrive, actually or figuratively (= occur) → *bring about*; *do*; *exert oneself*. The present form replaces with action indicator.

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