Where does “게타” come from?
게타 (Korean) comes from Japanese 下駄, from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.
게타 (Korean): geta
Ancestry of “게타”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 下駄 | geta: a kind of wooden clog with at least one,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 下 | the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 下 | — |