Where does “luyện thi” come from?
luyện thi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thì, from Chinese 時, from Old Chinese 之.
luyện thi (Vietnamese): to practise for an exam
Definitions
- to practise for an exam
Ancestry of “luyện thi”, step by step
luyện thi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese thì
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thì | Dated form of thời; the prime time in terms of... |
| 2 | Chinese | 時 | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 之 | — |
via Vietnamese luyện
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | luyện | to train, to drill |