Where does “小幅” come from?

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

小幅 (Japanese): of a limited range or difference, minor; a narrow...

Definitions

  1. of a limited range or difference, minor; a narrow...

Ancestry of “小幅”, step by step

小幅 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 幅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese幅width, breadth; free room; difference
2Middle Chinese幅—
Every word from Old Japanese ささ →Every word from Japanese 小 →