Where does “飛行船” come from?

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

飛行船 (Japanese): a dirigible; an airship

Definitions

  1. a dirigible; an airship

Ancestry of “飛行船”, step by step

飛行船 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 船

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese船ship, vessel, larger ship
2Old Japaneseふね—
3Proto-Japonicpunayboat

via Japanese 飛行

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese飛行flying; flight; to fly

Words derived from “飛行船”

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