Etymology Explorer › Old Japanese

Where does “ふね” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ふね”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonicpunayboat

Words derived from “ふね”

  • 宇宙船
  • 方舟
  • 飛行船
  • 汽船
  • 船長
  • 船
Every word from Proto-Japonic punay →