Where does “nef” come from?

nef (Old French) comes from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

nef (Old French): boat; ship; watercraft

Definitions

  1. boat; ship; watercraft

Ancestry of “nef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
2Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
3Demoticsnwpt

Words derived from “nef

Every word from Demotic snwptEvery word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυEvery word from Latin nāpus