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
- orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral; realgar, an...
Ancestry of “雄黄”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 雄黃 | realgar, an arsenic sulfide |
| 2 | Chinese | 黃 | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | hwaŋ | to shine; to come ; to enter; shine; bright;... |