Where does “nói khoác” come from?

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

nói khoác (Vietnamese): to talk big, to talk a good game

Definitions

  1. to talk big, to talk a good game

Ancestry of “nói khoác”, step by step

nói khoác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese khoác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhoácto drape over one's shoulders; to link; to...
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →