Where does “小帯” come from?

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

小帯 (Japanese): frenulum

Definitions

  1. frenulum

Ancestry of “小帯”, step by step

小帯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 小

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

via Japanese 帯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese帯obi - the sash worn with a kimono; paper wrapper;...
Every word from Old Japanese ささ →Every word from Japanese 小 →