Where does “नाफ़” come from?

नाफ़ (Hindi) comes from Persian ناف, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

नाफ़ (Hindi): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “नाफ़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنافnavel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Persian ناف →
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