Where does “နားထွင်း” come from?
နားထွင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese နား, from Burmese အနား, from Burmese အ-, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
နားထွင်း (Burmese): to bore a hole in the earlobe for earrings
Definitions
- to bore a hole in the earlobe for earrings
Ancestry of “နားထွင်း”, step by step
နားထွင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နား | ear; to rest; near, in the vicinity of |
| 2 | Burmese | အနား | recess; vicinity |
| 3 | Burmese | အ- | used to make nouns from verbs, from adjectives or... |
| 4 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Burmese ထွင်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ထွင်း | to carve, sculpture (wood, stone, etc.) |