Where does “လူနာ” come from?
လူနာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
လူနာ (Burmese): patient, a sick person, the sick
Definitions
- patient, a sick person, the sick
Ancestry of “လူနာ”, step by step
လူနာ 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 လူ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လူ | man human being, person |
| 2 | Burmese | လ | moon; month |
Words derived from “လူနာ”