Where does “nổi cộm” come from?

nổi cộm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

nổi cộm (Vietnamese): prominent and thorny of an issue or a problem

Definitions

  1. prominent and thorny of an issue or a problem

Ancestry of “nổi cộm”, step by step

nổi cộm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese cộm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecộmbulging; stuffed
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →