Where does “nhanh nhẹn” come from?

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

nhanh nhẹn (Vietnamese): agile; nimble

Definitions

  1. agile; nimble

Ancestry of “nhanh nhẹn”, step by step

nhanh nhẹn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhánh

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

via Vietnamese nhẹn

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