Where does “nói thẳng” come from?

nói thẳng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thẳng, from Chinese 湯, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-la(w)ŋ — steam; hot.

nói thẳng (Vietnamese): to speak directly (with someone)

Definitions

  1. to speak directly (with someone)

Ancestry of “nói thẳng”, step by step

nói thẳng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethẳngstraight
2Chinese湯—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanr-la(w)ŋsteam; hot

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-la(w)ŋ →Every word from Chinese 湯 →Every word from Vietnamese thẳng →
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