Where does “船長” come from?
船長 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 船, from Old Japanese ふね, from Proto-Japonic punay — boat.
船長 (Japanese): a captain of a ship; the length of a ship
Definitions
- a captain of a ship; the length of a ship
Ancestry of “船長”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 船 | ship, vessel, larger ship |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ふね | — |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | punay | boat |