Where does “lời nói đầu” come from?

lời nói đầu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đầu, from Middle Chinese 頭.

lời nói đầu (Vietnamese): preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Definitions

  1. preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Ancestry of “lời nói đầu”, step by step

lời nói đầu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđầuhead; tip; end; beginning; commencement; start
2Middle Chinese頭—

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese lời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselờiword; utterances; words; lyrics; a verse
2Middle Chinese利—
Every word from Middle Chinese 頭 →Every word from Vietnamese đầu →