Where does “nêu bật” come from?

nêu bật (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bật — to snap, to switch on; to pluck.

nêu bật (Vietnamese): to highlight

Definitions

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Ancestry of “nêu bật”, step by step

nêu bật traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bật

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebậtto snap, to switch on; to pluck

via Vietnamese nêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenêuto raise (a question, suggestion, etc.); to bring up; to set
Every word from Vietnamese bật