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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

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

Words derived from “下駄”

  • geta
  • getas
  • geta
  • 下馱
  • 게타
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