Where does “毒薬” come from?

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

毒薬 (Japanese): poison; poisonous drug

Definitions

  1. poison; poisonous drug

Ancestry of “毒薬”, step by step

毒薬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 毒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese毒poison, toxin
2Japanese針a needle used in sewing or other forms of...
3Japanese針土竜a short-beaked echidna
4Japanese土竜a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an...

via Japanese 薬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese薬A medicine or drug; A substance with mystical...
2Middle Chinese藥—
Every word from Japanese 土竜 →Every word from Japanese 針 →Every word from Japanese 針土竜 →