Where does “thuốc bắc” come from?

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

thuốc bắc (Vietnamese): traditional Chinese medication

Definitions

  1. traditional Chinese medication

Ancestry of “thuốc bắc”, step by step

thuốc bắc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thuốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuốcmedicine; medicament; drug; Short for thuốc lá;...
2Chinese毒—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanduk ~ tukpoison; poisonous, toxic; to poison

via Vietnamese Bắc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBắcNorth
2Middle Chinese北—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk →Every word from Chinese 毒 →Every word from Vietnamese thuốc →