Where does “thầy giáo” come from?
thầy giáo (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 教 — to teach.
thầy giáo (Vietnamese): a male teacher
Definitions
- a male teacher
Ancestry of “thầy giáo”, step by step
thầy giáo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 教
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 教 | to teach |
via Vietnamese thầy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thầy | Synonym of sư; a teacher; Synonym of thầy giáo |