Where does “cơi nới” come from?

cơi nới (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

cơi nới (Vietnamese): to build an extension

Definitions

  1. to build an extension

Ancestry of “cơi nới”, step by step

cơi nới traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—

via Vietnamese cối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecốia mortar; the container of a rice mill; a rice...
2Proto-Vietict-koːlʔrice mortar
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →