Where does “wakizashi” come from?
wakizashi (English) comes from Japanese 脇差, from Japanese 脇, from Old Japanese 分く.
wakizashi (English): A Japanese short sword, often used as a secondary...
Definitions
- A Japanese short sword, often used as a secondary...
Ancestry of “wakizashi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 脇差 | a traditional Japanese shortsword, often used as... |
| 2 | Japanese | 脇 | the armpit, the underarm; the underarm area of... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 分く | — |