Where does “lớp học” come from?

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

lớp học (Vietnamese): classroom; class; course

Definitions

  1. classroom; class; course

Ancestry of “lớp học”, step by step

lớp học traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese học

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

via Vietnamese lớp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselớpa layer; grade; school year; a class
Every word from Chinese 學 →Every word from Vietnamese học →