Where does “nhỏ nhẹ” come from?

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

nhỏ nhẹ (Vietnamese): soft and light; easy to listen to

Definitions

  1. soft and light; easy to listen to

Ancestry of “nhỏ nhẹ”, step by step

nhỏ nhẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhẹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhẹlight; gentle; mild; not severe
2Proto-Vietic-ɲɛːlʔlight
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ɟaal—

via Vietnamese nhỏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhỏsmall; little; child; girl
2Proto-Vietick-ɲǝːʔto remember
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ɟaal →Every word from Proto-Vietic -ɲɛːlʔ →Every word from Vietnamese nhẹ →
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