Where does “sư thầy” come from?

sư thầy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sự, from Chinese 瓷.

sư thầy (Vietnamese): Term of address for a person with the rank of

Definitions

  1. Term of address for a person with the rank of

Ancestry of “sư thầy”, step by step

sư thầy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sự

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesựdeed, act, occurrence
2Chinese瓷—

via Vietnamese thầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesethầySynonym of sư; a teacher; Synonym of thầy giáo
Every word from Chinese 瓷 →Every word from Vietnamese sự →