Where does “អត់ទេ” come from?

អត់ទេ (Khmer) comes from Khmer អត់, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət.

អត់ទេ (Khmer): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “អត់ទេ”, step by step

អត់ទេ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer អត់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអត់no, not
2Proto-Mon-Khmerʔət—

via Khmer ទេ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទេfinal interrogative particle; no, not
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔət →Every word from Khmer អត់ →