Where does “học thuộc” come from?

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

học thuộc (Vietnamese): to learn by heart; to memorize

Definitions

  1. to learn by heart; to memorize

Ancestry of “học thuộc”, step by step

học thuộc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese học

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

via Vietnamese thuộc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuộcto belong to, to be subordinate to, or to be...
2Middle Chinese熟—
Every word from Chinese 學 →Every word from Vietnamese học →