Where does “navan” come from?
navan (Finnish) comes from Finnish napa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa.
navan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of napa
Definitions
- Genitive singular form of napa
Ancestry of “navan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | napa | navel; pole; pivot |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *napa | — |