Where does “နာမကျန်းခွင့်” come from?
နာမကျန်းခွင့် (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
နာမကျန်းခွင့် (Burmese): sick leave
Definitions
- sick leave
Ancestry of “နာမကျန်းခွင့်”, step by step
နာမကျန်းခွင့် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Burmese မ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မ | not; miss; Alternative form of မယ် |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
via Burmese ခွင့်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခွင့် | permission; a right; permission; rights |