Where does “nat” come from?

nat (English) comes from Burmese နတ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nat — illness.

nat (English): A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is...

Definitions

  1. A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is...

Ancestry of “nat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနတ်nat
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*natillness
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nat →Every word from Burmese နတ် →