Where does “下駄” come from?

下駄 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.

下駄 (Japanese): geta: a kind of wooden clog with at least one,...

Definitions

  1. geta: a kind of wooden clog with at least one,...

Ancestry of “下駄”, step by step

下駄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 下

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
2Middle Chinese下—

via Japanese 駄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese駄loading; carrying; footwear

Words derived from “下駄”

Every word from Middle Chinese 下 →Every word from Japanese 下 →