Where does “月の船” come from?

月の船 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 月, from Old Japanese 月, from Proto-Japonic tukuy, from Proto-Japonic tuku.

月の船 (Japanese): "moon boat": a moon that represents a boat (due to the "sea" of clouds that surround it)

Definitions

  1. "moon boat": a moon that represents a boat (due to the "sea" of clouds that surround it)

Ancestry of “月の船”, step by step

月の船 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 月

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese月the moon; a natural satellite; moonlight,...
2Old Japanese月the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,...
3Proto-Japonictukuymoon
4Proto-Japonictuku—

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 船

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese船ship, vessel, larger ship
2Old Japaneseふね—
3Proto-Japonicpunayboat
Every word from Proto-Japonic tuku →Every word from Proto-Japonic tukuy →Every word from Old Japanese 月 →