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Where does “ຢ່າ” come from?

ຢ່າ (Lao) comes from Proto-Tai ʰɲaːᴮ — do not.

ຢ່າ (Lao): don't; do not; to divorce; to discontinue

Definitions

  1. don't; do not; to divorce; to discontinue

Ancestry of “ຢ່າ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʰɲaːᴮdo not
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