Where does “去痰薬” come from?

去痰薬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 薬, from Middle Chinese 藥.

去痰薬 (Japanese): expectorant

Definitions

  1. expectorant

Ancestry of “去痰薬”, step by step

去痰薬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 薬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese薬A medicine or drug; A substance with mystical...
2Middle Chinese藥—

via Japanese 去痰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese去痰expectoration
Every word from Middle Chinese 藥 →Every word from Japanese 薬 →