Where does “cornaca” come from?
cornaca (Spanish) comes from Portuguese cornaca, from Sinhalese කූරුව-නායක, from Sanskrit नायक, from Sanskrit नी, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
cornaca (Spanish): elephant guide, elephant trainer, mahout
Definitions
- elephant guide, elephant trainer, mahout
Ancestry of “cornaca”, 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 |