Where does “thể thao” come from?
thể thao (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 体操, from Japanese 操, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
thể thao (Vietnamese): a sport
Ancestry of “thể thao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 体操 | gymnastics, exercises; do gymnastics, exercise |
| 2 | Japanese | 操 | control |
| 3 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |
Words derived from “thể thao”