Where does “nagao” come from?

nagao (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic naglъ — very quick, sudden.

nagao (Serbo-Croatian): hasty; fierce; sudden

Definitions

  1. hasty; fierce; sudden

Ancestry of “nagao”, step by step

nagao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic naglъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnaglъvery quick, sudden

via Japanese 長尾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese長尾
Every word from Proto-Slavic naglъ
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