Where does “khoá học” come from?

khoá học (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khoá, from Chinese 課.

khoá học (Vietnamese): course

Definitions

  1. course

Ancestry of “khoá học”, step by step

khoá học traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khoá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhoáto lock
2Chinese課—

via Vietnamese học

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehọcto study; to learn; -logy; -graphy
2Chinese學—
Every word from Chinese 課 →Every word from Vietnamese khoá →