Where does “thầy bói” come from?
thầy bói (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bói, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pul.
thầy bói (Vietnamese): fortune-teller; soothsayer
Definitions
- fortune-teller; soothsayer
Ancestry of “thầy bói”, step by step
thầy bói traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bói
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bói | to tell fortunes, to divine, to take an augury |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | pul | — |
via Vietnamese thầy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thầy | Synonym of sư; a teacher; Synonym of thầy giáo |