Where does “afalina” come from?

afalina (English) comes from Turkish afalina, from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

afalina (English): A Black Sea bottlenose dolphin; Tursiops truncatus

Definitions

  1. A Black Sea bottlenose dolphin; Tursiops truncatus

Ancestry of “afalina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishafalinabottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
2Ancient Greekφάλλαιναwhale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα →