Where does “နိုင်နိုင်” come from?

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

နိုင်နိုင် (Burmese): with plenty of

Definitions

  1. with plenty of

Ancestry of “နိုင်နိုင်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနိုင်can, be able; a title used by Mon men, in lieu of...
2Burmeseနာto be in pain, be hurt; to be ill
3Palināgacobra; elephant; ironwood tree
4Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
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