Where does “pingvenino” come from?

pingvenino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pingveno, 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.

pingvenino (Esperanto): a female penguin

Definitions

  1. a female penguin

Ancestry of “pingvenino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopingvenopenguin
2EnglishpenguinAny of several flightless sea birds, of order...
3Welshgwynwhite; blessed
4Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →