Where does “nói này nói kia” come from?

nói này nói kia (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese này, from Proto-Vietic -niː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer niʔ.

nói này nói kia (Vietnamese): to gripe about something; to have much to say about something

Definitions

  1. to gripe about something; to have much to say about something

Ancestry of “nói này nói kia”, step by step

nói này nói kia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese này

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenàythis; here
2Proto-Vietic-niː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerniʔ—

via Vietnamese kia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekiathat, over there; other, opposite; two removed...
2Middle Chinese其—

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer niʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic -niː →Every word from Vietnamese này →