Where does “雌黃” come from?

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

雌黃 (Chinese): gamboge; orpiment

Definitions

  1. gamboge; orpiment

Ancestry of “雌黃”, step by step

雌黃 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 雌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese雌—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hwaŋ →Every word from Chinese 黃 →