Where does “nói thầm” come from?

nói thầm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thăm, from Chinese 貪.

nói thầm (Vietnamese): to whisper

Definitions

  1. to whisper

Ancestry of “nói thầm”, step by step

nói thầm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thăm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethămto visit; to call on; to examine; lot
2Chinese貪—

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Chinese 貪 →Every word from Vietnamese thăm →