Where does “nhanh nhạy” come from?

nhanh nhạy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhánh, from Proto-Vietic m-laɲ — fast, quick.

nhanh nhạy (Vietnamese): quick-witted

Definitions

  1. quick-witted

Ancestry of “nhanh nhạy”, step by step

nhanh nhạy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhánhshoot; branch; shining black; inky black
2Proto-Vieticm-laɲfast, quick

via Vietnamese nhạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhạysensitive
Every word from Proto-Vietic m-laɲ →Every word from Vietnamese nhánh →