Where does “小銃” come from?
小銃 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.
小銃 (Japanese): a rifle
Definitions
- a rifle
Ancestry of “小銃”, step by step
小銃 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 銃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 銃 | gun; Alternative spelling of 筒 |