Where does “ناف” come from?
ناف (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.
ناف (Persian): navel
Ancestry of “ناف”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nēbʰ- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nebʰ- | hub; navel |