Where does “nat” come from?

Naught derives from Middle English naht, Old English nyht, Old English ne and nókʷts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and nókʷts, meaning "not" and "night" respectively.

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