Where does “naba” come from?

naba (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic napa, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

naba (Estonian): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “naba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnapanavel; hub
2Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabō →