Where does “နယ်သာလန်” come from?
နယ်သာလန် (Burmese) comes from English Netherlands, from English nether, from English nither, from Middle English nitheren, from Old English niþerian, from Old English niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
Ancestry of “နယ်သာလန်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Netherlands | Of, from or relating to the Netherlands;... |
| 2 | English | nether | Lower; under; Lying beneath, or conceived as... |
| 3 | English | nither | Alternative form of nether |
| 4 | Middle English | nitheren | — |
| 5 | Old English | niþerian | to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,... |
| 6 | Old English | niþer | down; downstairs |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |