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Where does “方舟” come from?

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

Ancestry of “方舟”, step by step

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