Where does “à thế à” come from?

à thế à (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thế à, from Vietnamese thế, from Chinese 矢, from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij.

à thế à (Vietnamese): oh really?; is that right?

Definitions

  1. oh really?; is that right?

Ancestry of “à thế à”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethế àreally, truly
2Vietnamesethếposition; posture; condition; situation; power;...
3Chinese矢—
4Sino-Tibetan*tV-lij—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij →Every word from Chinese 矢 →Every word from Vietnamese thế →