Where does “நாகம்” come from?

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

நாகம் (Tamil): cobra

Definitions

  1. cobra

Ancestry of “நாகம்”, step by step

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

Words derived from “நாகம்”

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