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Where does “小屋” come from?

小屋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.

小屋 (Japanese): cottage, hut, cabin, shed; playhouse; pen

Definitions

  1. cottage, hut, cabin, shed; playhouse; pen

Ancestry of “小屋”, step by step

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

Words derived from “小屋”

  • 狩猟小屋
  • 山小屋
  • 水車小屋
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