Where does “học bổng” come from?

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

học bổng (Vietnamese): scholarship, grant

Definitions

  1. scholarship, grant

Ancestry of “học bổng”, step by step

học bổng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese học

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

via Vietnamese bổng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebổngperquisites, perks; in mid-air
Every word from Chinese 學 →Every word from Vietnamese học →