Where does “နာနာ” come from?
နာနာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
နာနာ (Burmese): thoroughly
Ancestry of “နာနာ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | နာ | to be in pain, be hurt; to be ill |
| 2 | Pali | nāga | cobra; elephant; ironwood tree |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नाग | a snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |