naga

naga · noun¹

From an Australian Aboriginal language; cf. Wulna nākā (“dress, covering”)

naga · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*nogʷós“naked”
2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromनाग“serpent, snake”
3. English todaynaga

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाग (nāga, “serpent, snake”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked”) and cognate with naked.

Words from the same roots