Where does “한약” come from?

한약 (Korean) comes from Chinese 漢, from Vietnamese hạn, from Chinese 恨.

한약 (Korean): traditional Chinese medicine

Definitions

  1. traditional Chinese medicine

Ancestry of “한약”, step by step

한약 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 漢

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese漢—
2Vietnamesehạndrought; dryness; misfortune; bad luck; unlucky
3Chinese恨—

via Chinese 藥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese藥—
Every word from Chinese 恨 →Every word from Vietnamese hạn →Every word from Chinese 漢 →