Where does “thế à” come from?
thế à (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thế, from Chinese 矢, from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij.
thế à (Vietnamese): really, truly
Definitions
- really, truly
Ancestry of “thế à”, step by step
thế à traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese thế
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thế | position; posture; condition; situation; power;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 矢 | — |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *tV-lij | — |
via Vietnamese à
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | à | oh; I see; Question particle |