Where does “青酸” come from?

青酸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 酸, from Middle Chinese 酸.

青酸 (Japanese): prussic acid

Definitions

  1. prussic acid

Ancestry of “青酸”, step by step

青酸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 酸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese酸sourness; acid; Alternative spelling of 酢
2Middle Chinese酸—

via Japanese 青

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese青blue
2Middle Chinese青—

Words derived from “青酸”

Every word from Middle Chinese 酸 →Every word from Japanese 酸 →