Where does “mustadelfiini” come from?

mustadelfiini (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.

Ancestry of “mustadelfiini”, step by step

mustadelfiini 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 musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύςEvery word from Ancient Greek δελφίν