Where does “nói nhỏ” come from?

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

nói nhỏ (Vietnamese): to whisper to someone; to talk in a hushed voice

Definitions

  1. to whisper to someone; to talk in a hushed voice

Ancestry of “nói nhỏ”, step by step

nói nhỏ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese nhỏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhỏsmall; little; child; girl
2Proto-Vietick-ɲǝːʔto remember
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →