Where does “Naing” come from?

Naing (English) comes from Burmese နိုင်, from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

Ancestry of “Naing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနိုင်can, be able; a title used by Mon men, in lieu of...
2Burmeseနာto be in pain, be hurt; to be ill
3Palināgacobra; elephant; ironwood tree
4Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Sanskrit नाग →Every word from Pali nāga →
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