ဥပဒေ (Burmese) comes from Pali upadesa, from Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ဥပဒေ (Burmese): law, enacted law, customary law