Where does “bác sĩ” come from?

bác sĩ (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 博士, from Middle Chinese 博士 — {{l|en|court academician}}; master; person with a...

bác sĩ (Vietnamese): a medical doctor; a physician

Definitions

  1. a medical doctor; a physician

Ancestry of “bác sĩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese博士a doctor; a court academician; an expert
2Middle Chinese博士{{l|en|court academician}}; master; person with a...

Words derived from “bác sĩ”

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