Where does “pępawa” come from?

pępawa (Polish) comes from Polish pępek, from Proto-Slavic *pǫpъkъ.

pępawa (Polish): hawksbeard, any plant of the genus Crepis

Definitions

  1. hawksbeard, any plant of the genus Crepis

Ancestry of “pępawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpępeknavel; slippery jack
2Proto-Slavic*pǫpъkъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *pǫpъkъ →Every word from Polish pępek →