Where does “trường dòng” come from?

trường dòng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

trường dòng (Vietnamese): denominational school; seminary; monastic school

Definitions

  1. denominational school; seminary; monastic school

Ancestry of “trường dòng”, step by step

trường dòng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət

via Vietnamese Trường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseTrường
2Chineselong
Every word from Proto-Vietic tətEvery word from Vietnamese đấtEvery word from Vietnamese đồng