Where does “nói láo” come from?

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

nói láo (Vietnamese): to lie; to tell a lie

Definitions

  1. to lie; to tell a lie

Ancestry of “nói láo”, step by step

nói láo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese Lào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLàoLaotian; Lao
2Laoລາວhe, she, him, her
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →