Where does “毒” come from?

毒 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 針, from Japanese 針土竜, from Japanese 土竜 — a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an...

毒 (Japanese): poison, toxin

Definitions

  1. poison, toxin

Ancestry of “毒”, step by step

毒 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 針

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese針a needle used in sewing or other forms of...
2Japanese針土竜a short-beaked echidna
3Japanese土竜a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an...

via Middle Chinese 毒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese毒—

Words derived from “毒”

Every word from Japanese 土竜 →Every word from Japanese 針 →Every word from Japanese 針土竜 →