Where does “നാഭി” come from?

നാഭി (Malayalam) comes 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.

നാഭി (Malayalam): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “നാഭി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाभिnavel, belly button; center
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́bʰiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́bʰiš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nóbʰ-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
6Proto-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 →