The name Supta Padangusthasana is from Sanskrit सुप्त पादाङ्गुष्ठासन supta pādāṅguṣṭhāsana, from सुप्त supta, "reclined" and पादाङ्गुष्ठ pādāṅguṣṭha, "big toe".
Supta Padangusthasana is named after Sanskrit words: "supta," meaning reclined, and "pādāṅguṣṭha," referring to the big toe.