Where does “chậm trễ” come from?

chậm trễ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trẻ, from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.

chậm trễ (Vietnamese): tardy; late; delayed

Definitions

  1. tardy; late; delayed

Ancestry of “chậm trễ”, step by step

chậm trễ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trẻ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrẻyoung; a child; young children; infants
2Proto-Vietick-lɛː—

via Vietnamese chậm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechậmslow
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →Every word from Vietnamese trẻ →