Where does “小規模” come from?
小規模 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.
小規模 (Japanese): a small scale
Definitions
- a small scale
Ancestry of “小規模”, step by step
小規模 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 小
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 小 | smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ささ | — |
via Japanese 規模
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 規模 | scale, scope, extent, dimension |