Where does “နိုင်” come from?

နိုင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

နိုင် (Burmese): can, be able; a title used by Mon men, in lieu of...

Definitions

  1. can, be able; a title used by Mon men, in lieu of...

Ancestry of “နိုင်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနာto be in pain, be hurt; to be ill
2Palināgacobra; elephant; ironwood tree
3Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “နိုင်”

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