Where does “လျှာနာခွာနာ” come from?
လျှာနာခွာနာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
လျှာနာခွာနာ (Burmese): foot-and-mouth disease
Definitions
- foot-and-mouth disease
Ancestry of “လျှာနာခွာနာ”, step by step
လျှာနာခွာနာ traces back through 3 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 လျှာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လျှာ | tongue |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *m/s-laj ~ s-lej | tongue |
via Burmese ခွာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခွာ | hoof |