Where does “អត់អ្វីទេ” come from?

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

អត់អ្វីទេ (Khmer): no problem, it's OK

Definitions

  1. no problem, it's OK

Ancestry of “អត់អ្វីទេ”, step by step

អត់អ្វីទេ 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 →