Where does “jokidelfiini” come from?

jokidelfiini (Finnish) comes 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.

jokidelfiini (Finnish): river dolphin dolphin found only in fresh and brackish water

Definitions

  1. river dolphin dolphin found only in fresh and brackish water

Ancestry of “jokidelfiini”, step by step

jokidelfiini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish delfiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdelfiinishort-beaked common dolphin, "Delphinus delphis";...
2Swedishdelfindolphin
3Germandelphindolphin
4Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
5Ancient Greekδελφίν
6Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

via Finnish joki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokiriver
2Finnishsokeusblindness
3Finnishsokeablind
4Proto-Finnicsokedablind

Words derived from “jokidelfiini

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύςEvery word from Ancient Greek δελφίν