Where does “φάλαινα” come from?

φάλαινα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

φάλαινα (Greek): whale; fat woman, landwhale

Definitions

  1. whale; fat woman, landwhale

Ancestry of “φάλαινα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάλλαιναwhale
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα →