Where does “getas” come from?
getas (English) comes from English geta, from Japanese 下駄, from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.
getas (English): plural of geta
Ancestry of “getas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | geta | A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with... |
| 2 | Japanese | 下駄 | geta: a kind of wooden clog with at least one,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 下 | the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 下 | — |