Where does “နောက်ကျ” come from?
နောက်ကျ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျ, from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij.
နောက်ကျ (Burmese): to be late
Ancestry of “နောက်ကျ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကျ | to fall |
| 2 | Proto-Karen | *kliᴬ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *s-lij | — |