Where does “thế” come from?

thế (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 矢, from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij.

thế (Vietnamese): position; posture; condition; situation; power;...

Definitions

  1. position; posture; condition; situation; power;...

Ancestry of “thế”, step by step

thế traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 矢

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese矢—
2Sino-Tibetan*tV-lij—

via Chinese 誓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese誓—

via Middle Chinese 世

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese世—

Words derived from “thế”

Every word from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij →Every word from Chinese 矢 →