Where does “thay vì” come from?

thay vì (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vì, from Chinese 位, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp — to stand.

thay vì (Vietnamese): instead of

Definitions

  1. instead of

Ancestry of “thay vì”, step by step

thay vì traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevìbecause; for; for the sake of; throne
2Chinese位—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-r(j)əpto stand

via Vietnamese thầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesethầySynonym of sư; a teacher; Synonym of thầy giáo
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp →Every word from Chinese 位 →Every word from Vietnamese vì →