Where does “दिङ्नाग” come from?

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

दिङ्नाग (Sanskrit): one of the four or eight elephants which support the earth

Definitions

  1. one of the four or eight elephants which support the earth

Ancestry of “दिङ्नाग”, step by step

दिङ्नाग traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नाग

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

via Sanskrit दिश्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिश्quarter; region; direction; place; part; quarter,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dayć-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷósEvery word from Sanskrit नाग