Where does “penguinese” come from?

penguinese (English) comes from English penguin, from Welsh gwyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

penguinese (English): The language supposedly used by penguins

Definitions

  1. The language supposedly used by penguins

Ancestry of “penguinese”, step by step

penguinese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English penguin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpenguinAny of several flightless sea birds, of order...
2Welshgwynwhite; blessed
3Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English ese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishesedude, man
2Mexican SpanisheseThe name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →
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