Where does “thợ điện” come from?

thợ điện (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese điện, from Chinese 殿, from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l.

thợ điện (Vietnamese): an electrician; a tradesperson who works with electrical equipment

Definitions

  1. an electrician; a tradesperson who works with electrical equipment

Ancestry of “thợ điện”, step by step

thợ điện traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese điện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđiệnelectricity; Short for dòng điện; Clipping of...
2Chinese殿—
3Sino-Tibetan*r-t(u/i)l—

via Vietnamese thợ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethợa laborer, artisan or technician; being a worker
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l →Every word from Chinese 殿 →Every word from Vietnamese điện →