Where does “nội tiểu bang” come from?

nội tiểu bang (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

nội tiểu bang (Vietnamese): intrastate

Definitions

  1. intrastate

Ancestry of “nội tiểu bang”, step by step

nội tiểu bang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese tiểu bang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiểu bangstate
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →