Where does “naga” come from?
naga (Tagalog) comes from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.
naga (Tagalog): dragon; figurehead on the prow of ships; a...
Definitions
- dragon; figurehead on the prow of ships; a...
Ancestry of “naga”, step by step
naga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit नाग
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नाग | a snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nogʷós | bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naʀah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *naʀah | — |