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Where does “નાભિ” come from?

નાભિ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit नाभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́bʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́bʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nóbʰ-is, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

નાભિ (Gujarati): navel; the middle or central part; the middle or...

Definitions

  1. navel; the middle or central part; the middle or...

Ancestry of “નાભિ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाभिnavel, belly button; center
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́bʰiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́bʰiš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nóbʰ-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
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