Where does “lỉ lẽ” come from?

lỉ lẽ (Muong) comes from Vietnamese lí lẽ, from Vietnamese lễ, from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.

lỉ lẽ (Muong): reasoning; argument

Definitions

  1. reasoning; argument

Ancestry of “lỉ lẽ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselí lẽreasoning; argument
2Vietnameselễbribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...
3Proto-Vietick-lɛː—
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →Every word from Vietnamese lễ →Every word from Vietnamese lí lẽ →