Where does “nhợt nhạt” come from?

nhợt nhạt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhạt, from Proto-Vietic m-laːc — tasteless.

nhợt nhạt (Vietnamese): very pale

Definitions

  1. very pale

Ancestry of “nhợt nhạt”, step by step

nhợt nhạt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhạt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhạttasteless or bland; bland; lame; weak; feeble;...
2Proto-Vieticm-laːctasteless

via Vietnamese nhợt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhợtpale
Every word from Proto-Vietic m-laːc →Every word from Vietnamese nhạt →