Where does “như thế” come from?
như thế (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thế, from Chinese 矢, from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij.
như thế (Vietnamese): so, like that
Ancestry of “như thế”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thế | position; posture; condition; situation; power;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 矢 | — |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *tV-lij | — |