Where does “နယ်စပ်” come from?

နယ်စပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese နယ်, from Sanskrit नायक, from Sanskrit नी, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

နယ်စပ် (Burmese): boundary, border, border area

Definitions

  1. boundary, border, border area

Ancestry of “နယ်စပ်”, step by step

နယ်စပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနယ်knead; temple; state
2Sanskritनायकguide, leader; chief; lord; master; etc; leader,...
3Sanskritनीto guide, govern, direct
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Burmese စပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစပ်edge; cage; hot, spicy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-Every word from Sanskrit नीEvery word from Sanskrit नायक