Where does “නයා” come from?

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

නයා (Sinhalese): cobra

Definitions

  1. cobra

Ancestry of “නයා”, step by step

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

Words derived from “නයා”

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