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

Definitions

  1. mahout

Ancestry of “cornac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcornacmahout, elephant driver; guide
2Portuguesecornacamahout
3Sinhaleseකූරුව-නායකelephant trainer
4Sanskritनायकguide, leader; chief; lord; master; etc; leader,...
5Sanskritनीto guide, govern, direct
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नी →Every word from Sanskrit नायक →