Where does “ပန်းနာ” come from?
ပန်းနာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
ပန်းနာ (Burmese): asthma
Ancestry of “ပန်းနာ”, step by step
ပန်းနာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နာ | to be in pain, be hurt; to be ill |
| 2 | Pali | nāga | cobra; elephant; ironwood tree |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नाग | a snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |
via Burmese ပန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပန်း | flower; floral pattern; tails |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *baːr | — |
Words derived from “ပန်းနာ”