Where does “giống nòi” come from?

giống nòi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giống, from Proto-Vietic k-coːŋʔ, from Old Chinese 種.

giống nòi (Vietnamese): a race

Definitions

  1. a race

Ancestry of “giống nòi”, step by step

giống nòi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiốnga human race; a breed; a cultivar
2Proto-Vietick-coːŋʔseed
3Old Chinese種—

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Old Chinese 種 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-coːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giống →
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