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

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “náhpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicnāpēnavel
2Proto-Finnicnapanavel; hub
3Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabō →
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