Where does “thảo quả” come from?

thảo quả (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 草, from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

thảo quả (Vietnamese): black cardamom

Definitions

  1. black cardamom

Ancestry of “thảo quả”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese草—
2Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
3Middle Chinese草—
Every word from Middle Chinese 草 →Every word from Japanese 草 →Every word from Chinese 草 →