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
- ship, vessel, larger ship
Ancestry of “船”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | ふね | — |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | punay | boat |