Where does “နာ” come from?
နာ (Burmese) comes from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
နာ (Burmese): to be in pain, be hurt; to be ill
Definitions
- to be in pain, be hurt; to be ill
Ancestry of “နာ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | nāga | cobra; elephant; ironwood tree |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नाग | a snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |