Where does “နယ်မြေ” come from?

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

နယ်မြေ (Burmese): estate, campus

Definitions

  1. estate, campus

Ancestry of “နယ်မြေ”, step by step

နယ်မြေ 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 မြေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြေearth; land
2Old Burmeseမ္လိယ်—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नी →Every word from Sanskrit नायक →