Where does “ngặt nỗi” come from?

ngặt nỗi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

ngặt nỗi (Vietnamese): regrettably due to one's inability

Definitions

  1. regrettably due to one's inability

Ancestry of “ngặt nỗi”, step by step

ngặt nỗi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese ngặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengặtstrict; stringent; rigorous
2Middle Chinese孽—
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