Where does “小屋” come from?

小屋 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 小屋, from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.

小屋 (Chinese): cottage; cabin; lodge

Definitions

  1. cottage; cabin; lodge

Ancestry of “小屋”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese小屋cottage, hut, cabin, shed; playhouse; pen
2Japanese小smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;...
3Old Japaneseささ—
Every word from Old Japanese ささ →Every word from Japanese 小 →Every word from Japanese 小屋 →