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

Definitions

  1. so, like that

Ancestry of “như thế”, step by step

như thế traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thế

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethếposition; posture; condition; situation; power;...
2Chinese矢—
3Sino-Tibetan*tV-lij—

via Vietnamese như

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhưlike; as
2Middle Chinese如—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij →Every word from Chinese 矢 →Every word from Vietnamese thế →