Where does “စွတ်စွတ်နာ” come from?

စွတ်စွတ်နာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

စွတ်စွတ်နာ (Burmese): foot-and-mouth disease

Definitions

  1. foot-and-mouth disease

Ancestry of “စွတ်စွတ်နာ”, step by step

စွတ်စွတ်နာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနာto be in pain, be hurt; to be ill
2Palināgacobra; elephant; ironwood tree
3Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

via Burmese စွတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစွတ်wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷósEvery word from Sanskrit नागEvery word from Pali nāga
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