Where does “thể dục thể thao” come from?

thể dục thể thao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thể thao, from Japanese 体操, from Japanese 操, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

thể dục thể thao (Vietnamese): physical education and sports

Definitions

  1. physical education and sports

Ancestry of “thể dục thể thao”, step by step

thể dục thể thao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thể thao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethể thaoa sport
2Japanese体操gymnastics, exercises; do gymnastics, exercise
3Japanese操control
4Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
5Middle Chinese御—

via Vietnamese thể dục

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethể dụcphysical education; physical exercise
2Japanese体育physical education; physical exercise
Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese 操 →