Where does “nói riêng” come from?

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

nói riêng (Vietnamese): to say to someone privately

Definitions

  1. to say to someone privately

Ancestry of “nói riêng”, step by step

nói riêng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese riêng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseriêngprivate; personal; distinct; specific; separate;...
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →