Where does “小道具” come from?
小道具 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.
小道具 (Japanese): tool; a hand tool; gadget; prop; stage property
Definitions
- tool; a hand tool; gadget; prop; stage property
Ancestry of “小道具”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 小 | smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ささ | — |