Where does “nhắm mắt nhắm mũi” come from?

nhắm mắt nhắm mũi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mũi, from Proto-Vietic muːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh — nose.

nhắm mắt nhắm mũi (Vietnamese): irresponsibly

Definitions

  1. irresponsibly

Ancestry of “nhắm mắt nhắm mũi”, step by step

nhắm mắt nhắm mũi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mũi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemũinose; tip; cape
2Proto-Vieticmuːsnose
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuhnose

via Vietnamese mắt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemắteye
2Proto-Vieticmateye
3Proto-Mon-Khmermateye

via Vietnamese nhắm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhắmto close (eyes)
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh →Every word from Proto-Vietic muːs →Every word from Vietnamese mũi →