Where does “方舟” come from?

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

方舟 (Japanese): a rectangular/cuboid/boxy watercraft

Definitions

  1. a rectangular/cuboid/boxy watercraft

Ancestry of “方舟”, step by step

方舟 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 箱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese箱box

Words derived from “方舟”

Every word from Proto-Japonic punay →Every word from Old Japanese ふね →Every word from Japanese 船 →