Where does “လိုက်နာ” come from?

လိုက်နာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese နာ, from Pali nāga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

လိုက်နာ (Burmese): to follow or observe (rules, regulations, advice, instruction)

Definitions

  1. to follow or observe (rules, regulations, advice, instruction)

Ancestry of “လိုက်နာ”, step by step

လိုက်နာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနာto be in pain, be hurt; to be ill
2Palināgacobra; elephant; ironwood tree
3Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

via Burmese လိုက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလိုက်to follow
2Proto-Southwestern Tailɯəkᴰto choose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Sanskrit नाग →Every word from Pali nāga →