Where does “kịch nói” come from?

kịch nói (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

kịch nói (Vietnamese): play; piece

Definitions

  1. play; piece

Ancestry of “kịch nói”, step by step

kịch nói traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese kịch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekịchplay, drama
2Middle Chinese劇—
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →