Where does “delfin” come from?

delfin (Kashubian) comes from Polish delfin, 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.

delfin (Kashubian): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “delfin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdelfindolphin; butterfly; dauphin
2FrenchDauphinDelphinus
3Old Frenchdalphin—
4Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
5Ancient Greekδελφίν—
6Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →