Where does “nhẹ” come from?

nhẹ (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic -ɲɛːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ɟaal.

nhẹ (Vietnamese): light; gentle; mild; not severe

Definitions

  1. light; gentle; mild; not severe

Ancestry of “nhẹ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietic-ɲɛːlʔlight
2Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ɟaal—

Words derived from “nhẹ”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ɟaal →Every word from Proto-Vietic -ɲɛːlʔ →
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