Where does “ăn học” come from?

ăn học (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese học, from Chinese 學.

ăn học (Vietnamese): to study

Definitions

  1. to study

Ancestry of “ăn học”, step by step

ăn học traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese học

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehọcto study; to learn; -logy; -graphy
2Chinese學—

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—
Every word from Chinese 學 →Every word from Vietnamese học →