Where does “nabal” come from?

nabal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nabo, from Old Portuguese nabo, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

nabal (Portuguese): turnip field

Definitions

  1. turnip field

Ancestry of “nabal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenaboturnip; idiot
2Old Portuguesenabo—
3Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
4Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
5Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →