Where does “အားနာ” come from?
အားနာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
အားနာ (Burmese): to not want to disturb or inconvenience another person; to fear that someone would feel uneasy because of one's request or action
Definitions
- to not want to disturb or inconvenience another person; to fear that someone would feel uneasy because of one's request or action
Ancestry of “အားနာ”, step by step
အားနာ 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 အား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အား | strength; to be free |