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Where does “nava” come from?

nava (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

Ancestry of “nava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “nava”

  • naaf
  • nave
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