Where does “thể xác” come from?

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

thể xác (Vietnamese): the physique; the human body; the physical part of a person

Definitions

  1. the physique; the human body; the physical part of a person

Ancestry of “thể xác”, step by step

thể xác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thế

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethếposition; posture; condition; situation; power;...
2Chinese矢—
3Sino-Tibetan*tV-lij—

via Vietnamese xác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexáccorpse; body
2Middle Vietnamesexác—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij →Every word from Chinese 矢 →Every word from Vietnamese thế →