Where does “ít nói” come from?

ít nói (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ít, from Proto-Vietic ʔiːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔit.

ít nói (Vietnamese): uncommunicative; taciturn; silent

Definitions

  1. uncommunicative; taciturn; silent

Ancestry of “ít nói”, step by step

ít nói traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseítfew, little
2Proto-Vieticʔiːt—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔit—

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔit →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔiːt →Every word from Vietnamese ít →