Where does “nhổ giò” come from?

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

nhổ giò (Vietnamese): to undergo growth spurt

Definitions

  1. to undergo growth spurt

Ancestry of “nhổ giò”, step by step

nhổ giò traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhỏ

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

via Vietnamese giò

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiòleg; meat paste; pork sausage
2Proto-Vietic-ɟɔːleg
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-ɲǝːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese nhỏ →