Where does “nói chơi” come from?

nói chơi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

nói chơi (Vietnamese): to joke; to jest; to kid

Definitions

  1. to joke; to jest; to kid

Ancestry of “nói chơi”, step by step

nói chơi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese chơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechơito play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →