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Where does the word "skosh" come from? It comes from Japanese sukoshi, and was adopted directly into English (1950s).
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Where does the word "skosh" come from? It comes from Japanese sukoshi, and was adopted directly into English (1950s).
Skosh’s story begins in Japanese: sukoshi meant “a little bit.” Meaning "a little" or "a small amount". It reached English by 1950s as skosh. From Japanese 'sukoshi', a little. Today, skosh means a small amount; a little bit.
- Stage 1 · Japanese · medieval sukoshi "a little bit", meaning "a little" or "a small amount".
- Stage 2 · English · 1950s skosh "a small amount", from Japanese 'sukoshi', a little.