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

Definitions

  1. to be late

Ancestry of “နောက်ကျ”, step by step

နောက်ကျ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျto fall
2Proto-Karen*kliᴬ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-lij—

via Burmese နောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနောက်muddy; next; behind, in back of
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij →Every word from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ →Every word from Burmese ကျ →