Where does “nói sạo” come from?

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

nói sạo (Vietnamese): to tell tales; to pull someone's leg

Definitions

  1. to tell tales; to pull someone's leg

Ancestry of “nói sạo”, step by step

nói sạo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese sáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesáoblackbird; starling; myna
2Proto-Vietick-raːwʔ—
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →