Where does “thuốc mê” come from?

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

thuốc mê (Vietnamese): anaesthetic or narcotic agent

Definitions

  1. anaesthetic or narcotic agent

Ancestry of “thuốc mê”, step by step

thuốc mê 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 mẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemẹa mother; I/me, your mother; you, my mother
2Chinese迷—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk →Every word from Chinese 毒 →Every word from Vietnamese thuốc →