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

  1. a small scale

Ancestry of “小規模”, step by step

小規模 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesesmallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;...
2Old Japaneseささ

via Japanese 規模

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese規模scale, scope, extent, dimension
Every word from Old Japanese ささEvery word from Japanese