Where does “biết thế” come from?
biết thế (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thế, from Chinese 矢, from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij.
biết thế (Vietnamese): if (only) I'd known; had I known
Definitions
- if (only) I'd known; had I known
Ancestry of “biết thế”, step by step
biết thế traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese thế
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thế | position; posture; condition; situation; power;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 矢 | — |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *tV-lij | — |
via Vietnamese biết
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | biết | to know; to be aware of; to learn about; to... |