Where does “xương thê” come from?

xương thê (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thế, from Chinese 矢, from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij.

xương thê (Vietnamese): trapezoid bone

Definitions

  1. trapezoid bone

Ancestry of “xương thê”, step by step

xương thê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thế

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethếposition; posture; condition; situation; power;...
2Chinese矢—
3Sino-Tibetan*tV-lij—

via Vietnamese xương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexươngbone
2Proto-Vietic*ɟaːŋ//*tʃɨəŋ—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij →Every word from Chinese 矢 →Every word from Vietnamese thế →