Where does “phẳng lì” come from?

phẳng lì (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phẳng, from Proto-Tai ʰwaŋᴮ.

phẳng lì (Vietnamese): completely flat

Definitions

  1. completely flat

Ancestry of “phẳng lì”, step by step

phẳng lì traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese phẳng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephẳnglevel, flat, even
2Proto-Taiʰwaŋᴮ—

via Vietnamese lí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselícommon sense; sound and fair reasoning
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰwaŋᴮ →Every word from Vietnamese phẳng →