Where does “nói khó” come from?

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

nói khó (Vietnamese): conversation

Definitions

  1. conversation

Ancestry of “nói khó”, step by step

nói khó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese khó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhódifficult; tough; hard to get along with; hard to...
2Chinese庫—
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →