Where does “Δελφοί” come from?

Δελφοί (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Δελφοί, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

Δελφοί (Greek): Delphi

Definitions

  1. Delphi

Ancestry of “Δελφοί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔελφοίDelphi
2Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek Δελφοί →