Where does “gọn nhẹ” come from?

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

gọn nhẹ (Vietnamese): compact; neat; orderly

Definitions

  1. compact; neat; orderly

Ancestry of “gọn nhẹ”, step by step

gọn 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 gọn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegọnneat, tidy; to be neatly arranged; to dress...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ɟaal →Every word from Proto-Vietic -ɲɛːlʔ →Every word from Vietnamese nhẹ →