Where does “နစ်နာ” come from?

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

နစ်နာ (Burmese): to suffer, feel aggrieved

Definitions

  1. to suffer, feel aggrieved

Ancestry of “နစ်နာ”, step by step

နစ်နာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နစ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနစ်to sink
2EnglishNIBOf a product that is the subject of a consumer...
3EnglishnebA bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...
4Middle Englishnebface, nose
5Old Englishnebbneb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose
6Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

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
Every word from Proto-Germanic nabjąEvery word from Old English nebbEvery word from Middle English neb
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