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

Definitions

  1. a sport

Ancestry of “thể thao”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thể thao”

Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese 操 →