Where does “薬匙” come from?

薬匙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 匙, from Japanese 茶, from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.

薬匙 (Japanese): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “薬匙”, step by step

薬匙 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 匙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese匙spoon, scoop; a scoop for food; a wooden sword...
2Japanese茶tea; brown
3Japanese葉leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
4Middle Chinese葉—

via Japanese 薬

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