Where does “मृगनाभि” come from?

मृगनाभि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नाभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́bʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́bʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nóbʰ-is, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

मृगनाभि (Sanskrit): musk

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “मृगनाभि”, step by step

मृगनाभि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नाभि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनाभिnavel, belly button; center
2Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́bʰiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́bʰiš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nóbʰ-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

via Sanskrit मृग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal

Words derived from “मृगनाभि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nóbʰ-is →