Where does “Naja” come from?

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

Naja (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Naja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sinhaleseනයාcobra
2Sanskritनागa snake, especially Coluber naga; a naga or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “Naja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós →Every word from Sanskrit नाग →Every word from Sinhalese නයා →