Where does “thuốc men” come from?

thuốc men (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mén, from English maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.

thuốc men (Vietnamese): medications; drugs generally speaking

Definitions

  1. medications; drugs generally speaking

Ancestry of “thuốc men”, step by step

thuốc men traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseménsmall, juvenile
2EnglishmaineObsolete form of main
3FrenchMaine—
4Old FrenchCemaine—
5LatinCenomania—

via Vietnamese thuốc

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