Where does “小袖” come from?

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

小袖 (Japanese): A smaller Japanese robe similar to a kimono, worn...

Definitions

  1. A smaller Japanese robe similar to a kimono, worn...

Ancestry of “小袖”, step by step

小袖 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 袖

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese袖a sleeve, an arm; a wing of a building; a wing of...
Every word from Old Japanese ささ →Every word from Japanese 小 →