Where does “դելֆին” come from?

դելֆին (Armenian) comes from Russian дельфи́н, from German delphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

դելֆին (Armenian): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “դելֆին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдельфи́нdolphin
2Germandelphindolphin
3Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
4Ancient Greekδελφίν
5Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύςEvery word from Ancient Greek δελφίν
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