Where does “dulfeîn” come from?

dulfeîn (Istriot) comes from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

dulfeîn (Istriot): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “dulfeîn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
2Ancient Greekδελφίν
3Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύςEvery word from Ancient Greek δελφίν
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