Where does “thích” come from?

thích (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 釋迦, from Sanskrit शाक्य — Sakya.

thích (Vietnamese): to like; maple

Definitions

  1. to like; maple

Ancestry of “thích”, step by step

thích traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 釋迦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese釋迦Short for 釋迦果／释迦果
2Sanskritशाक्यSakya

via Sanskrit शक्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशक्रstrong, powerful, mighty (Rigvedic epithet of Indra)

Words derived from “thích”

Every word from Sanskrit शाक्य →Every word from Chinese 釋迦 →