Where does “navan” come from?

navan (Finnish) comes from Finnish napa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa.

navan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of napa

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of napa

Ancestry of “navan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *napa →Every word from Finnish napa →