Where does “Funabashi” come from?

Funabashi (English) comes from Japanese 船橋, from Japanese 船, from Old Japanese ふね, from Proto-Japonic punay — boat.

Ancestry of “Funabashi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese船橋bridge (on a ship)
2Japaneseship, vessel, larger ship
3Old Japaneseふね
4Proto-Japonicpunayboat
Every word from Proto-Japonic punayEvery word from Old Japanese ふねEvery word from Japanese