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

  1. A Japanese short sword, often used as a secondary...

Ancestry of “wakizashi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese脇差a traditional Japanese shortsword, often used as...
2Japanese脇the armpit, the underarm; the underarm area of...
3Old Japanese分く—
Every word from Old Japanese 分く →Every word from Japanese 脇 →Every word from Japanese 脇差 →