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Where does “船” come from?

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

船 (Japanese): ship, vessel, larger ship

Definitions

  1. ship, vessel, larger ship

Ancestry of “船”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseふね—
2Proto-Japonicpunayboat

Words derived from “船”

  • 宇宙船
  • 方舟
  • 飛行船
  • 汽船
  • 船長
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