Where does “cornac” come from?
cornac (French) comes from Portuguese cornaca, from Sinhalese කූරුව-නායක, from Sanskrit नायक, from Sanskrit नी, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
cornac (French): mahout, elephant driver; guide
Definitions
- mahout, elephant driver; guide
Ancestry of “cornac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cornaca | mahout |
| 2 | Sinhalese | කූරුව-නායක | elephant trainer |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नायक | guide, leader; chief; lord; master; etc; leader,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नी | to guide, govern, direct |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |