Where does “ไม่เป็นไร” come from?

ไม่เป็นไร (Thai) comes from Thai ไม่, from Thai ได้, from Thai พลอย — gem; precious stone.

ไม่เป็นไร (Thai): used to express that the matter in question is not or no longer minded or deemed serious or important: never mind; forget it; it's nothing; no problem; no worries; not at all; it's okay; it's fine; it doesn't matter; it's all right; etc

Definitions

  1. used to express that the matter in question is not or no longer minded or deemed serious or important: never mind; forget it; it's nothing; no problem; no worries; not at all; it's okay; it's fine; it doesn't matter; it's all right; etc

Ancestry of “ไม่เป็นไร”, step by step

ไม่เป็นไร traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม่no; not; neither; nor; no
2Thaiได้to get; to obtain; to receive; used before a verb...
3Thaiพลอยgem; precious stone

via Thai เป็น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเป็นto be; to get; to have; to experience; to suffer;...
2Proto-Tai*m̩.pelᴬ

via Thai ไร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไรhow; what; which; when; why; what; approximate;...
2Thaiใครwho; which person; what person?
Every word from Thai พลอยEvery word from Thai ได้Every word from Thai ไม่