Where does “thuốc tiên” come from?

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

thuốc tiên (Vietnamese): panacea; ambrosia

Definitions

  1. panacea; ambrosia

Ancestry of “thuốc tiên”, step by step

thuốc tiên 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 Tiên

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