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Where does “小太刀” come from?

小太刀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.

Ancestry of “小太刀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese小smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;...
2Old Japaneseささ—

Words derived from “小太刀”

  • kodachi
Every word from Old Japanese ささ →