Where does “ăn nói” come from?

ăn nói (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ăn, from Chinese 安.

ăn nói (Vietnamese): to speak; to express oneself

Definitions

  1. to speak; to express oneself

Ancestry of “ăn nói”, step by step

ăn nói traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Chinese 安 →Every word from Vietnamese ăn →
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