Where does “khổ nỗi” come from?

khổ nỗi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

khổ nỗi (Vietnamese): unfortunately

Definitions

  1. unfortunately

Ancestry of “khổ nỗi”, step by step

khổ nỗi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese khó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhódifficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to...
2Chinese庫—
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →