Where does “tin tặc” come from?

tin tặc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tin học, from Vietnamese học, from Chinese 學.

tin tặc (Vietnamese): a black hat hacker

Definitions

  1. a black hat hacker

Ancestry of “tin tặc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetin họccomputer science; informatics
2Vietnamesehọcto study; to learn; -logy; -graphy
3Chinese學—
Every word from Chinese 學 →Every word from Vietnamese học →Every word from Vietnamese tin học →
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