Where does “nhẹ dạ” come from?

nhẹ dạ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đá, from Chinese 肚, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l-tjwa — mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...

nhẹ dạ (Vietnamese): naive, gullible

Definitions

  1. naive, gullible

Ancestry of “nhẹ dạ”, step by step

nhẹ dạ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđárock, stone; ice as used for consumption or...
2Chinese肚—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanl-tjwamouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...

via Vietnamese nhẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhẹlight; gentle; mild; not severe
2Proto-Vietic-ɲɛːlʔlight
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ɟaal—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l-tjwa →Every word from Chinese 肚 →Every word from Vietnamese đá →
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