Where does “నగ్నము” come from?
నగ్నము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit नग्न, from Proto-Indo-Aryan nagnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nagnás, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
నగ్నము (Telugu): naked, not wearing any clothes
Definitions
- naked, not wearing any clothes
Ancestry of “నగ్నము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नग्न | naked, bare; desolate, desert; new |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | nagnás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | nagnás | naked, nude |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |