Where does “雄黃” come from?

雄黃 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 黃, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hwaŋ — to shine; to come ; to enter; shine; bright;...

雄黃 (Chinese): realgar, an arsenic sulfide

Definitions

  1. realgar, an arsenic sulfide

Ancestry of “雄黃”, step by step

雄黃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 黃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese黃yellow
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanhwaŋto shine; to come ; to enter; shine; bright;...

via Chinese 雄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese雄male
2Proto-Sino-Tibetangaŋpenis, male; penis; male

Words derived from “雄黃”

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