Where does “ὀμφαλός” come from?

ὀμφαλός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃m̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

ὀμφαλός (Ancient Greek): navel; umbilical cord; anything shaped like a...

Definitions

  1. navel; umbilical cord; anything shaped like a...

Ancestry of “ὀμφαλός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃m̥bʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “ὀμφαλός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃m̥bʰ- →