Where does “iac” come from?

iac (Romanian) comes from French yack, from English yak, from Korean 약, from Japanese 役, from Middle Chinese 役.

iac (Romanian): yak

Definitions

  1. yak

Ancestry of “iac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchyackyak
2EnglishyakAn ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas,...
3Korean약drug; medicine; approximately; about; an ancient...
4Japanese役role, service, use; hand, scoring combination;...
5Middle Chinese役—
Every word from Middle Chinese 役 →Every word from Japanese 役 →Every word from Korean 약 →