Nympha etymology

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 38880
Date: 2005-06-22

Is there any good hypothesis for nympha's etymology?
 
1) PIE *sneubH- "to marry", cf. Latin nubere
2) PIE *nogW-n- "naked" cf. Sanskt naga "snake, snake-woman"
3) pre-Greek *nunfa- *numpa *nunkWa- *nup-na
4) reduplicated *nu-nf- < *n-f- <?
 
 
Joao SL


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