Where does “小売” come from?
小売 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.
小売 (Japanese): retail; to retail
Definitions
- retail; to retail
Ancestry of “小売”, step by step
小売 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 小
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 小 | smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ささ | — |
via Japanese 売り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 売り | selling; selling point; sell order |