Where does “nêu bật” come from?
nêu bật (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bật — to snap, to switch on; to pluck.
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Ancestry of “nêu bật”, step by step
nêu bật traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bật
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bật | to snap, to switch on; to pluck |
via Vietnamese nêu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nêu | to raise (a question, suggestion, etc.); to bring up; to set |