Where does “小柄” come from?
小柄 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 柄, from Japanese 枝, from Old Japanese えだ.
小柄 (Japanese): knife attached to the sheath of a sword; small...
Definitions
- knife attached to the sheath of a sword; small...
Ancestry of “小柄”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 柄 | a handle, a grip, a shaft, a haft; a sprout; an... |
| 2 | Japanese | 枝 | branch, limbs; edge |
| 3 | Old Japanese | えだ | — |