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”

Every word from Proto-Japonic punay →Every word from Old Japanese ふね →