Where does “nhí nhảnh như con chó cảnh” come from?

nhí nhảnh như con chó cảnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese còn, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

nhí nhảnh như con chó cảnh (Vietnamese): annoyingly cutesy

Definitions

  1. annoyingly cutesy

Ancestry of “nhí nhảnh như con chó cảnh”, step by step

nhí nhảnh như con chó cảnh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese còn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecònto remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to...
2Frenchalcoolalcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated...
3Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
4Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via Vietnamese như

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhưlike; as
2Middle Chinese

via Vietnamese [[chó]] [[cảnh]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamese[[chó]] [[cảnh]]
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل
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