Where does “thuốc thang” come from?

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

thuốc thang (Vietnamese): medicine; drugs

Definitions

  1. medicine; drugs

Ancestry of “thuốc thang”, step by step

thuốc thang 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 thẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethẳngstraight
2Chinese湯—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanr-la(w)ŋsteam; hot
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk →Every word from Chinese 毒 →Every word from Vietnamese thuốc →