Where does “lí lẽ” come from?

lí lẽ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lễ, from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.

lí lẽ (Vietnamese): reasoning; argument

Definitions

  1. reasoning; argument

Ancestry of “lí lẽ”, step by step

lí lẽ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lễ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselễbribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...
2Proto-Vietick-lɛː—

via Vietnamese lí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselícommon sense; sound and fair reasoning

Words derived from “lí lẽ”

Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →Every word from Vietnamese lễ →