Where does “羰” come from?

羰 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 碳, from Chinese 炭, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal — charcoal; dust; ashes.

Ancestry of “羰”, step by step

羰 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 碳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese碳—
2Chinese炭coal
3Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes

via Chinese 氧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese氧—
2Chinese養to nurture
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal →Every word from Chinese 炭 →Every word from Chinese 碳 →