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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | còn | to remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to... |
| 2 | French | alcool | alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated... |
| 3 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via Vietnamese [[chó]] [[cảnh]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | [[chó]] [[cảnh]] | — |