Where does “đường sắt nhẹ” come from?

đường sắt nhẹ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhẹ, from Proto-Vietic -ɲɛːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ɟaal.

đường sắt nhẹ (Vietnamese): light rail

Definitions

  1. light rail

Ancestry of “đường sắt nhẹ”, step by step

đường sắt nhẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhẹlight; gentle; mild; not severe
2Proto-Vietic-ɲɛːlʔlight
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ɟaal—

via Vietnamese đường sắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđường sắtrailroad; railway
2Frenchchemin de ferRailroad, railway
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ɟaal →Every word from Proto-Vietic -ɲɛːlʔ →Every word from Vietnamese nhẹ →