Where does “ít nhiều” come from?

ít nhiều (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ít, from Proto-Vietic ʔiːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔit.

ít nhiều (Vietnamese): more or less

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ít nhiều”, step by step

ít nhiều traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseítfew, little
2Proto-Vieticʔiːt—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerʔit—

via Vietnamese nhiều

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhiềumany, much; a lot
2Proto-Vieticɲiew—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔit →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔiːt →Every word from Vietnamese ít →