Where does “ບໍ່ເຕັນ” come from?

ບໍ່ເຕັນ (Lao) comes from Lao ບໍ່, from Proto-Tai ɓoːᴮ — well; spring.

Ancestry of “ບໍ່ເຕັນ”, step by step

ບໍ່ເຕັນ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ບໍ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoບໍ່no, not (used to form negatives)
2Proto-Taiɓoːᴮwell; spring

via Lao ເຕັນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຕັນ—

Words derived from “ບໍ່ເຕັນ”

Every word from Proto-Tai ɓoːᴮ →Every word from Lao ບໍ່ →