Where does “Nabû-kudurri-uṣur” come from?

Nabû-kudurri-uṣur (Akkadian) comes from Proto-West Germanic nabu, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

Ancestry of “Nabû-kudurri-uṣur”, step by step

Nabû-kudurri-uṣur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic nabu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnabunave, hub
2Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

via Akkadian naṣārum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadiannaṣārumto watch over, protect

via Akkadian kudurru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadiankudurruboundary stone, boundary marker

Words derived from “Nabû-kudurri-uṣur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabō →