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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
1Russianдельфи́н—
2Germandelphin—
3Latindelphīnus—
4Ancient Greekδελφίν—
5Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →