Where does “nổi giận” come from?

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

nổi giận (Vietnamese): to grow angry; to fly into a rage; to get furious

Definitions

  1. to grow angry; to fly into a rage; to get furious

Ancestry of “nổi giận”, step by step

nổi giận traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese giận

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiậnto be angry; angry
2Proto-Vieticɟənʔto get angry
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →