Where does “nối ngôi” come from?

nối ngôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngôi, from Vietnamese ngồi, from Proto-Vietic ŋuːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ŋguj — to sit down.

nối ngôi (Vietnamese): to succeed somebody to the throne; to succeed somebody as king

Definitions

  1. to succeed somebody to the throne; to succeed somebody as king

Ancestry of “nối ngôi”, step by step

nối ngôi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngôi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengôikingship or emperorship; championship; person
2Vietnamesengồito sit
3Proto-Vieticŋuːjto sit
4Proto-Mon-Khmerŋgujto sit down

via Vietnamese nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ŋguj →Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋuːj →Every word from Vietnamese ngồi →