Where does “nối gót” come from?

nối gót (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

nối gót (Vietnamese): follow in someone's footsteps

Definitions

  1. follow in someone's footsteps

Ancestry of “nối gót”, step by step

nối gót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese gót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegótheel
2Proto-Vietic-kɔːc—
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →