Where does “နိုင်သူ” come from?

နိုင်သူ (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.

နိုင်သူ (Burmese): winner

Definitions

  1. winner

Ancestry of “နိုင်သူ”, 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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