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

  1. patient, a sick person, the sick

Ancestry of “လူနာ”, step by step

လူနာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနာto be in pain, be hurt; to be ill
2Palināgacobra; elephant; ironwood tree
3Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

via Burmese လူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလူman human being, person
2Burmesemoon; month

Words derived from “လူနာ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷósEvery word from Sanskrit नागEvery word from Pali nāga