Where does “膏薬” come from?

膏薬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 薬, from Middle Chinese 藥.

膏薬 (Japanese): plaster; ointment; salve

Definitions

  1. plaster; ointment; salve

Ancestry of “膏薬”, step by step

膏薬 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 薬

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

via Japanese 油

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese油fuel; oil

via Japanese 膏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese膏—
Every word from Middle Chinese 藥 →Every word from Japanese 薬 →