Where does “ít khi” come from?
ít khi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ít, from Proto-Vietic ʔiːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ʔit.
ít khi (Vietnamese): seldom, rarely
Ancestry of “ít khi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | ít | few, little |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔiːt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ʔit | — |