Where does “komusubi” come from?

komusubi (English) comes from Japanese 小結, from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.

komusubi (English): The lowest sanyaku rank of sumo wrestler, below...

Definitions

  1. The lowest sanyaku rank of sumo wrestler, below...

Ancestry of “komusubi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese小結komusubi, the fourth-highest rank in sumo, the...
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 小結 →