Where does “水車小屋” come from?
水車小屋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 小屋, from Japanese 小, from Old Japanese ささ.
水車小屋 (Japanese): a watermill
Ancestry of “水車小屋”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 小屋 | cottage, hut, cabin, shed; playhouse; pen |
| 2 | Japanese | 小 | smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | ささ | — |