Where does “蒎” come from?

蒎 (Chinese) comes from English pinene, from English pine, from Middle English pyne, from Old English pine, from Proto-Germanic *pīnā.

Ancestry of “蒎”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpineneEither of two isomeric bicyclic monoterpene...
2EnglishpineAny coniferous tree of the genus "Pinus"; Any...
3Middle EnglishpyneA painful punishment; torture
4Old Englishpine—
5Proto-Germanic*pīnā—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *pīnā →Every word from Old English pine →Every word from Middle English pyne →
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