Where does “vì thế” come from?

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

vì thế (Vietnamese): therefore; thus; hence; as a result; as such

Definitions

  1. therefore; thus; hence; as a result; as such

Ancestry of “vì thế”, step by step

vì thế 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 thế

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethếposition; posture; condition; situation; power;...
2Chinese矢—
3Sino-Tibetan*tV-lij—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp →Every word from Chinese 位 →Every word from Vietnamese vì →