Where does “ကြယ်နဂါး” come from?

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

ကြယ်နဂါး (Burmese): The constellation Scorpio

Definitions

  1. The constellation Scorpio

Ancestry of “ကြယ်နဂါး”, step by step

ကြယ်နဂါး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နဂါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနဂါးnaga; dragon
2Palināgacobra; elephant; ironwood tree
3Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

via Burmese ကြယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြယ်star luminous celestial body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷósEvery word from Sanskrit नागEvery word from Pali nāga