Where does “母艦” come from?
母艦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 母, from Old Japanese はは.
母艦 (Japanese): a mother ship, a tender; Short for 航空母艦
Definitions
- a mother ship, a tender; Short for 航空母艦
Ancestry of “母艦”, step by step
母艦 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 母
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 母 | mother; a woman who breastfeeds and raises a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | はは | — |
via Japanese 艦
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 艦 | warship |
via English mother ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mother ship | A vessel or aircraft that serves or carries a... |