Where does “nhỏ lẻ” come from?

nhỏ lẻ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lễ, from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.

nhỏ lẻ (Vietnamese): small and isolated; sporadic

Definitions

  1. small and isolated; sporadic

Ancestry of “nhỏ lẻ”, step by step

nhỏ lẻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lễ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselễbribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;...
2Proto-Vietick-lɛː—

via Vietnamese nhỏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhỏsmall; little; child; girl
2Proto-Vietick-ɲǝːʔto remember
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː →Every word from Vietnamese lễ →