Where does “nhỏ gọn” come from?

nhỏ gọn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhỏ, from Proto-Vietic k-ɲǝːʔ — to remember.

nhỏ gọn (Vietnamese): compact and portable

Definitions

  1. compact and portable

Ancestry of “nhỏ gọn”, step by step

nhỏ gọn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhỏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhỏsmall; little; child; girl
2Proto-Vietick-ɲǝːʔto remember

via Vietnamese gọn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegọnneat, tidy; to be neatly arranged; to dress...
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɲǝːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese nhỏ →