Where does “原子力船” come from?

原子力船 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 船, from Old Japanese ふね, from Proto-Japonic punay — boat.

原子力船 (Japanese): nuclear-powered ship

Definitions

  1. nuclear-powered ship

Ancestry of “原子力船”, step by step

原子力船 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 船

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese船ship, vessel, larger ship
2Old Japaneseふね—
3Proto-Japonicpunayboat

via Japanese 原子力

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原子力nuclear power; atomic power
2Japanese力strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
3Middle Chinese力strength, power
Every word from Proto-Japonic punay →
原子力船 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer