Where does “ناف” come from?

ناف (Urdu) comes from Persian ناف, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

ناف (Urdu): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “ناف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنافnavel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Persian ناف →