Where does “နေကြာ” come from?
နေကြာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နေ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-na-s — to stay, to live, to dwell, to be; to stay, to...
နေကြာ (Burmese): sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Definitions
- sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Ancestry of “နေကြာ”, step by step
နေကြာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နေ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နေ | sun; to stay; to live, dwell |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | g-na-s | to stay, to live, to dwell, to be; to stay, to... |
via Burmese ကြာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကြာ | water lily, lotus; take a long time, be a long... |