Where does “Thánh Gia” come from?

Thánh Gia (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thành, from Chinese 青, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sreŋ — to live.

Thánh Gia (Vietnamese): Holy Family

Definitions

  1. Holy Family

Ancestry of “Thánh Gia”, step by step

Thánh Gia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thành

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethànhinto; to achieve one's goal, to become, to turn...
2Chinese青—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sreŋto live

via Vietnamese giá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáprice; bean sprouts; shelf
2Proto-Vietick-raː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sreŋ →Every word from Chinese 青 →Every word from Vietnamese thành →