Where does “náo nức” come from?

náo nức (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese não, from Chinese 腦, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k — brain.

náo nức (Vietnamese): eager; excited; agitated; stirring; bustling

Definitions

  1. eager; excited; agitated; stirring; bustling

Ancestry of “náo nức”, step by step

náo nức traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese não

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenãobrain, cerebrum
2Chinese腦—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nəw-kbrain

via Vietnamese nức

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenứcstrong and pervasive
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k →