Where does “пуп” come from?

пуп (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic пупъ, from Proto-Slavic pǫpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pomp-.

пуп (Belarusian): belly button, navel, umbilicus

Definitions

  1. belly button, navel, umbilicus

Ancestry of “пуп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпупъ—
2Proto-Slavicpǫpъbud, navel
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpomp-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pomp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pǫpъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пупъ →