A világ köldök szavai igencsak különböznek. Hihetnénk, hogy például az ind(o)európ(ai) rokonkörben hasonló hangalakokkal fejezik ki. De a valóság sokhangúsága egészen elképesztő…
A hellén ὀμφᾰλός nehezen rokonítható a latin umbilicus-szal, de még nehezebben az angol navel alakjával
An omphalos is a religious stone artefact. In Ancient Greek, the word ὀμφᾰλός (omphalós) means „navel„. Among the Ancient Greeks, it was a widespread belief that Delphi was the center of the world. According to the myths regarding the founding of the Delphic Oracle, Zeus, in his attempt to locate the center of the Earth, launched two eagles from the two ends of the world, and the eagles, starting simultaneously and flying at equal speed, crossed their paths above the area of Delphi, and so that was the place where Zeus placed the stone.[1] Már a latin (is) használta a ‘világ köldöke’ vagyis az umbilicus mundi kifejezést (terminus-t), ahogy ma angolkodón a világ új nyelvén a ‘navel of the world’ hangzik.
Omphalos is also the name of the stone given to Cronus.
navel /ˈneɪvl/ /ˈneɪ.vəl/(informal belly button)
a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person’s belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus.
The navel (clinically known as the umbilicus; pl.: umbilici or umbilicuses; also known as the belly button or tummy button) is a protruding, flat, or hollowed area on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord.[1]
the small round part or hollow place in the middle of the stomach which is left after the umbilical cord (= long tube of flesh joining the baby to its mother) has been cut at birth
the central point of a place.
„the Incas saw Cuzco as the navel of the world”
restless navel-gazing.