Where does “មិនធ្វើដឹងធ្វើឬ” come from?

មិនធ្វើដឹងធ្វើឬ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ធ្វើ — to do, to make, work, carry out, perform.

មិនធ្វើដឹងធ្វើឬ (Khmer): to ignore, to pretend not to have seen or understood

Definitions

  1. to ignore, to pretend not to have seen or understood

Ancestry of “មិនធ្វើដឹងធ្វើឬ”, step by step

មិនធ្វើដឹងធ្វើឬ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ធ្វើ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerធ្វើto do, to make, work, carry out, perform

via Khmer មិន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerមិនnot, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ)

via Khmer ដឹង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដឹងto know (a fact), be aware of, be familiar with
Every word from Khmer ធ្វើ