Where does “thuốc” come from?

thuốc (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 毒, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk — poison; poisonous, toxic; to poison.

thuốc (Vietnamese): medicine; medicament; drug; Short for thuốc lá;...

Definitions

  1. medicine; medicament; drug; Short for thuốc lá;...

Ancestry of “thuốc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanduk ~ tukpoison; poisonous, toxic; to poison

Words derived from “thuốc

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