Where does “sampan” come from?
Sampan comes from Chinese sam-pán, a word of uncertain origin and original meaning.
sampan (English): A flat-bottomed Chinese wooden boat propelled by...
Definitions
- A flat-bottomed Chinese wooden boat propelled by...
Ancestry of “sampan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 三板 | sampan |
| 2 | Chinese | 舢板 | sampan |
Words derived from “sampan”