Where does “thầy thuốc” come from?

thầy thuốc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thuốc, from Chinese 毒, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk — poison; poisonous, toxic; to poison.

thầy thuốc (Vietnamese): doctor; physician

Definitions

  1. doctor; physician

Ancestry of “thầy thuốc”, step by step

thầy thuốc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thuốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuốcmedicine; medicament; drug; Short for thuốc lá;...
2Chinese毒—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanduk ~ tukpoison; poisonous, toxic; to poison

via Vietnamese thầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesethầySynonym of sư; a teacher; Synonym of thầy giáo
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk →Every word from Chinese 毒 →Every word from Vietnamese thuốc →