Why is 着 used for both "to wear" [着]{き}る and "to arrive" [着]{つ}く?


The usual situation with multiple _kun_ readings for a kanji is that they are
closely related in meaning (like [上]{あ}がる, [上]{のぼ}る). But with [着]{き}る and
[着]{つ}く I fail to see any semantic connection. Why is the same character used?
Did one of the meanings formerly use another character that became the same by
simplification?




Etymology aside, I see a semantic connection between the two verbs, in that 着る
and 着く both have a meaning of 'attachment', with 着く having at least [some
overlap](http://bimyo-kotoba.com/back051104.htm) with 付く. 着物 is something
attached to your body. It is a bit unintuitive but you can make the leap of
arriving at a place as entering into it and becoming spatially attached to it
as in 駅に着く.

I didn't find an 'official' source, but I found [one QA site
answer](http://komachi.yomiuri.co.jp/t/2009/0728/254087.htm) that supposes a
similar thing:

１）身につける＝着る

２）行きつく＝到着

Also see the link for lots of different opinions.




Etymology aside, I see a semantic connection between the two verbs, in that 着る
and 着く both have a meaning of 'attachment', with 着く having at least [some
overlap](http://bimyo-kotoba.com/back051104.htm) with 付く. 着物 is something
attached to your body. It is a bit unintuitive but you can make the leap of
arriving at a place as entering into it and becoming spatially attached to it
as in 駅に着く.

I didn't find an 'official' source, but I found [one QA site
answer](http://komachi.yomiuri.co.jp/t/2009/0728/254087.htm) that supposes a
similar thing:

１）身につける＝着る

２）行きつく＝到着

Also see the link for lots of different opinions.

