Where does “thay mặt” come from?

thay mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặt, from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 — face.

thay mặt (Vietnamese): to represent

Definitions

  1. to represent

Ancestry of “thay mặt”, step by step

thay mặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face

via Vietnamese thầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesethầySynonym of sư; a teacher; Synonym of thầy giáo
Every word from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 →Every word from Vietnamese mặt →