Where does “chút ít” come from?

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

chút ít (Vietnamese): a bit, a few

Definitions

  1. a bit, a few

Ancestry of “chút ít”, step by step

chút ít traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ít

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

via Vietnamese chút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechútgreat-great-grandchild
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔit →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔiːt →Every word from Vietnamese ít →