Where does “នាភី” come from?

នាភី (Khmer) comes from Pali nābhi, 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.

នាភី (Khmer): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “នាភី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinābhinavel
2Sanskritनाभिnavel, belly button; center
3Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́bʰiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́bʰiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nóbʰ-is—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nóbʰ-is →