Where does “tan trường” come from?

tan trường (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tàn, from Chinese 秦.

tan trường (Vietnamese): to finish school for the day

Definitions

  1. to finish school for the day

Ancestry of “tan trường”, step by step

tan trường traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetànashes; remains; residue; to fade; to wither; to...
2Chinese秦—

via Vietnamese Trường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseTrường—
2Chinese長long
Every word from Chinese 秦 →
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