Where does “dường như” come from?

dường như (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese như, from Middle Chinese 如.

dường như (Vietnamese): to appear; to seem; to look

Definitions

  1. to appear; to seem; to look

Ancestry of “dường như”, step by step

dường như traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese như

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhưlike; as
2Middle Chinese如—

via Vietnamese dường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedườngto seem (like); to appear (to)
2Middle Chinese樣—
Every word from Middle Chinese 如 →Every word from Vietnamese như →