Where does “နၢအုၣ်” come from?

နၢအုၣ် (S'gaw Karen) comes from S'gaw Karen နၢ, from Shan ၼၢင်း, from Old Chinese 娘.

နၢအုၣ် (S'gaw Karen): to smell bad, stink

Definitions

  1. to smell bad, stink

Ancestry of “နၢအုၣ်”, step by step

နၢအုၣ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via S'gaw Karen နၢ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenနၢsmell
2Shanၼၢင်းshe, he
3Old Chinese娘—

via S'gaw Karen အုၣ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenအုၣ်—
Every word from Old Chinese 娘 →Every word from Shan ၼၢင်း →Every word from S'gaw Karen နၢ →