Where does “naga” come from?

naga (Tetum) comes from Indonesian naga, from Malay naga, from Sanskrit नाग, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

naga (Tetum): birthmark

Definitions

  1. birthmark

Ancestry of “naga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiannagadragon
2Malaynagadragon
3Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Sanskrit नाग →Every word from Malay naga →