Where does “ngon ngọt” come from?

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

ngon ngọt (Vietnamese): tasty, delicious

Definitions

  1. tasty, delicious

Ancestry of “ngon ngọt”, step by step

ngon 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 ngón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengóna digit
2Proto-Vieticŋɔːnʔtip; end
Every word from Proto-Vietic t-ŋɔːc →Every word from Vietnamese ngọt →