Where does “hảo ngọt” come from?

hảo ngọt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngọt, from Proto-Vietic t-ŋɔːc.

hảo ngọt (Vietnamese): sweet-toothed

Definitions

  1. sweet-toothed

Ancestry of “hảo ngọt”, step by step

hảo ngọt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngọt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengọtsweet; well-seasoned and tasty; very sharp
2Proto-Vietict-ŋɔːc—

via Vietnamese hào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehàohao, one tenth of đồng; great; extraordinary
2Middle Chinese壕—
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ŋɔːc →Every word from Vietnamese ngọt →