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
နာ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali nāga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *na | — |
via Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-nwat ~ *s-nut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tibeto-Burman | *s-nwat ~ *s-nut | — |