Where does “” come from?

酸 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səwr — to be sour.

(Chinese): {{l|en|acid}}

Definitions

  1. {{l|en|acid}}

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*səwrto be sour

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səwr
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