Where does “naga” come from?

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

naga (Malay): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “naga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “naga”

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