Where does “脇差” come from?

脇差 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 脇, from Old Japanese 分く.

脇差 (Japanese): a traditional Japanese shortsword, often used as...

Definitions

  1. a traditional Japanese shortsword, often used as...

Ancestry of “脇差”, step by step

脇差 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 脇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese脇the armpit, the underarm; the underarm area of...
2Old Japanese分く—

via Japanese 差

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese差difference
2Middle Chineseさ—

Words derived from “脇差”

Every word from Old Japanese 分く →Every word from Japanese 脇 →