Where does “naga” come from?

naga (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian nagi, from Proto-Slavic nagъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōˀgás, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

naga (Lower Sorbian): feminine nominative singular of nagi

Definitions

  1. feminine nominative singular of nagi

Ancestry of “naga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiannaginaked
2Proto-Slavicnagъnaked, nude
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōˀgásnaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōˀgás →Every word from Proto-Slavic nagъ →