Where does “師伯” come from?

師伯 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 師, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan rij — many.

師伯 (Chinese): senior fellow student of one's teacher in a...

Definitions

  1. senior fellow student of one's teacher in a...

Ancestry of “師伯”, step by step

師伯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 師

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese師teacher
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanrijmany

via Chinese 伯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese伯uncle older than one's father
2Chinese迫—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan rij →Every word from Chinese 師 →