Where does “煞” come from?

煞 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

Ancestry of “煞”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese殺—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

Words derived from “煞”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →