Where does “noi gương” come from?

noi gương (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nói, from Chinese 內.

noi gương (Vietnamese): to emulate someone; to follow someone's example

Definitions

  1. to emulate someone; to follow someone's example

Ancestry of “noi gương”, step by step

noi gương traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nói

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

via Vietnamese gương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegươnga mirror; an example; a role model; Synonym of...
2Middle Chinese鏡—
Every word from Chinese 內 →Every word from Vietnamese nói →