Where does “နာမည်ကြီး” come from?
နာမည်ကြီး (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာမည်, from Burmese အမည်, from Burmese မည်, from English ma’am, from English madam, from Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from Old French dame — to build; to arrange, to put together.
နာမည်ကြီး (Burmese): to be noted for something, be well-known, be famous
Definitions
- to be noted for something, be well-known, be famous
Ancestry of “နာမည်ကြီး”, step by step
နာမည်ကြီး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နာမည်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နာမည် | name |
| 2 | Burmese | အမည် | name |
| 3 | Burmese | မည် | how; to be called; Alternative form of မယ် |
| 4 | English | ma’am | A polite and formal way to address a woman |
| 5 | English | madam | "Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying... |
| 6 | Middle English | madame | madam polite term of address or (less often) title for a noble lady |
| 7 | Old French | madame | — |
| 8 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 9 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 10 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 11 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 12 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Burmese ကြီး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကြီး | big; large; great (in magnitude); high (in degree) |