Where does “小額” come from?

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

小額 (Japanese): small denomination, small sum

Definitions

  1. small denomination, small sum

Ancestry of “小額”, step by step

小額 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 額

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese額framed picture; sum, amount
2Middle Chinese額—
Every word from Old Japanese ささ →Every word from Japanese 小 →