Where does “thợ mộc” come from?
thợ mộc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mộc, from Middle Chinese 木.
thợ mộc (Vietnamese): a carpenter; a woodworker
Definitions
- a carpenter; a woodworker
Ancestry of “thợ mộc”, step by step
thợ mộc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mộc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mộc | woodworking; Wood, one of the Wu Xing; plain |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 木 | — |
via Vietnamese thợ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thợ | a laborer, artisan or technician; being a worker |