Where does “nâf” come from?

nâf (Friulian) comes from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

nâf (Friulian): ship, vessel

Definitions

  1. ship, vessel

Ancestry of “nâf”, step by step

nâf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nāvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural
2Proto-Italicnaus—
3Germanhinausout
4Germanausout; over; finished; done; up; off
5Old High Germanūzout
6Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
7Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Persian ناف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنافnavel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →