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Stage 1 of 2
san + ban
Chinese · medieval
"three boards"
combining "san" (three) and "ban" (board), describing the boat's flat-bottomed construction
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Stage 2 of 2
sampan
English · 1600s-1700s
"a small, flat-bottomed wooden boat"
adopted through European trade contact in East and Southeast Asia
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