Where does “នាគ” come from?

នាគ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

នាគ (Khmer): nāga, dragon; candidate for ordination as a monk;...

Definitions

  1. nāga, dragon; candidate for ordination as a monk;...

Ancestry of “នាគ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “នាគ”

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