Where does “နဂါး” come from?

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

နဂါး (Burmese): naga; dragon

Definitions

  1. naga; dragon

Ancestry of “နဂါး”, step by step

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

Words derived from “နဂါး”

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