Where does “học thêm” come from?

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

học thêm (Vietnamese): to go to and learn at a teacher's private class, either to improve grades or to prepare for entrance exams

Definitions

  1. to go to and learn at a teacher's private class, either to improve grades or to prepare for entrance exams

Ancestry of “học thêm”, step by step

học thêm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese học

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

via Vietnamese thêm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethêmadditional; more; plus
2Middle Chinese添—
Every word from Chinese 學 →Every word from Vietnamese học →