Where does “နစ်” come from?

နစ် (Burmese) comes from English NIB, from English neb, from Middle English neb, from Old English nebb, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

နစ် (Burmese): to sink

Definitions

  1. to sink

Ancestry of “နစ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNIBOf a product that is the subject of a consumer...
2EnglishnebA bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...
3Middle Englishnebface, nose
4Old Englishnebbneb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose
5Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

Words derived from “နစ်”

Every word from Proto-Germanic nabją →Every word from Old English nebb →Every word from Middle English neb →