Where does “雄黄” come from?

雄黄 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 雄黃, from Chinese 黃, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hwaŋ — to shine; to come ; to enter; shine; bright;...

雄黄 (Japanese): orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral; realgar, an...

Definitions

  1. orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral; realgar, an...

Ancestry of “雄黄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese雄黃realgar, an arsenic sulfide
2Chinese黃yellow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanhwaŋto shine; to come ; to enter; shine; bright;...
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hwaŋ →Every word from Chinese 黃 →Every word from Chinese 雄黃 →