Where does “náhpe” come from?
náhpe (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic nāpē, from Proto-Finnic napa, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.
náhpe (Lule Sami): navel
Ancestry of “náhpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Samic | nāpē | navel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | napa | navel; hub |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nabō | nave, hub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nēbʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nebʰ- | hub; navel |