Where does “イワトビペンギン” come from?

イワトビペンギン (Japanese) comes from Japanese ペンギン, from English penguin, from Welsh gwyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

イワトビペンギン (Japanese): rockhopper penguin

Definitions

  1. rockhopper penguin

Ancestry of “イワトビペンギン”, step by step

イワトビペンギン traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ペンギン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseペンギンa penguin
2EnglishpenguinAny of several flightless sea birds, of order...
3Welshgwynwhite; blessed
4Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneserock
2Old Japaneseいわ

via Japanese 跳ぶ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese跳ぶjump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo-Every word from Proto-Celtic windos