Where does “cornac” come from?
cornac (Romanian) comes from French cornac, from Portuguese cornaca, from Sinhalese කූරුව-නායක, from Sanskrit नायक, from Sanskrit नी, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
cornac (Romanian): mahout
Ancestry of “cornac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cornac | mahout, elephant driver; guide |
| 2 | Portuguese | cornaca | mahout |
| 3 | Sinhalese | කූරුව-නායක | elephant trainer |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नायक | guide, leader; chief; lord; master; etc; leader,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नी | to guide, govern, direct |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |