Where does “dofen” come from?

dofen (Haitian Creole) comes from Ottoman Turkish دوفَن, from French Dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

dofen (Haitian Creole): dolphin

Definitions

dolphin

Ancestry of “dofen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	دوفَن	—
2	French	Dauphin	Delphinus
3	Old French	dalphin	—
4	Latin	delphīnus	a dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
5	Ancient Greek	δελφίν	—
6	Ancient Greek	δελφύς	the womb
7	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelbʰ-	the womb

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →