Where does “bài học” come from?

bài học (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bài, from English bye, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

bài học (Vietnamese): lesson (for a student)

Definitions

  1. lesson (for a student)

Ancestry of “bài học”, step by step

bài học traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebàicard, playing card, card game; tag, tablet;...
2EnglishbyeThe position of a person or team in a tournament...
3Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
4Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Vietnamese học

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehọcto study; to learn; -logy; -graphy
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts