Where does “học lỏm” come from?

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

học lỏm (Vietnamese): to learn by imitation without being taught; to pick up (knowledge)

Definitions

  1. to learn by imitation without being taught; to pick up (knowledge)

Ancestry of “học lỏm”, step by step

học lỏm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese học

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

via Vietnamese lỏm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselỏmquietly; stealthily
Every word from Chinese 學 →Every word from Vietnamese học →
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