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Where does “gangesinjokidelfiini” come from?

gangesinjokidelfiini (Finnish) comes from Finnish jokidelfiini, from Finnish delfiini, from Swedish delfin, from German delphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

gangesinjokidelfiini (Finnish): Ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica...

Definitions

  1. Ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica...

Ancestry of “gangesinjokidelfiini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokidelfiini—
2Finnishdelfiinishort-beaked common dolphin, "Delphinus delphis";...
3Swedishdelfindolphin
4Germandelphin—
5Latindelphīnus—
6Ancient Greekδελφίν—
7Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
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