Where does “nap” come from?

nap (Romanian) comes from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

nap (Romanian): turnip or swede; carrot

Definitions

  1. turnip or swede; carrot

Ancestry of “nap”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nap”

Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →