Where does “naga” come from?

naga (Indonesian) comes from Malay naga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

naga (Indonesian): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “naga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “naga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Sanskrit नाग →Every word from Malay naga →
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