Where does “青酸塩” come from?

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

Ancestry of “青酸塩”, step by step

青酸塩 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 青酸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese青酸prussic acid
2Japanese酸sourness; acid; Alternative spelling of 酢
3Middle Chinese酸—

via Japanese 塩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese塩salt; saltiness; hardship, toil, trouble
2Middle Chinese鹽—
Every word from Middle Chinese 酸 →Every word from Japanese 酸 →Every word from Japanese 青酸 →