top part is to give 與^jōyōgai (two hands 手^jōyō + fangs 牙^jōyō, also later simplified to 与^jōyō which has similar phonetic ヨ➡キョ), here interlock, joined hands, joined effort) and another hand 手^jōyō for emphasis → hands performing an action, joint effort → act, perform → offer, raise, nominate