Where does “게타” come from?

게타 (Korean) comes from Japanese 下駄, from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.

게타 (Korean): geta

Definitions

  1. geta

Ancestry of “게타”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下駄geta: a kind of wooden clog with at least one,...
2Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
3Middle Chinese下—
Every word from Middle Chinese 下 →Every word from Japanese 下 →Every word from Japanese 下駄 →