Where does “unbigu” come from?

unbigu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese umbigo, from Old Portuguese umbiigo, from Latin umbilīcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl — navel.

unbigu (Kabuverdianu): umbilical cord

Definitions

  1. umbilical cord

Ancestry of “unbigu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseumbigonavel
2Old Portugueseumbiigo—
3Latinumbilīcusa navel
4Proto-Indo-European*h₃nóbʰōlnavel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl →Every word from Latin umbilīcus →Every word from Old Portuguese umbiigo →