Where does “chuyên ngành” come from?

chuyên ngành (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chuyên, from Chinese 傳, from Chinese 傅.

chuyên ngành (Vietnamese): specialty; specific discipline

Definitions

  1. specialty; specific discipline

Ancestry of “chuyên ngành”, step by step

chuyên ngành traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chuyên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuyênto specialise in; to be expert in; diligent;...
2Chinese傳—
3Chinese傅—

via Vietnamese ngành

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengànhan industry; a postsecondary major; a phylum
2Chinese梗—
Every word from Chinese 傅 →
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