Where does “thân” come from?

thân (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 炭, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal — charcoal; dust; ashes.

thân (Vietnamese): close or even best; relative; pro-

Definitions

  1. close or even best; relative; pro-

Ancestry of “thân”, step by step

thân traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 炭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese炭coal
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantalcharcoal; dust; ashes

via Sino-Vietnamese 神

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sino-Vietnamese神—

Words derived from “thân”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tal →Every word from Chinese 炭 →