Where does “não to” come from?

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

não to (Vietnamese): elegant; intelligent; astute

Definitions

  1. elegant; intelligent; astute

Ancestry of “não to”, step by step

não to traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese não

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

via Vietnamese tổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetổa nest; a group or team that is divided from a...
2Chinese似—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nəw-k →Every word from Chinese 腦 →Every word from Vietnamese não →