Where does “pellikan” come from?

pellikan (Maltese) comes from Italian pellicano, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς — two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

pellikan (Maltese): great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Definitions

great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Ancestry of “pellikan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	pellicano	pelican
2	Latin	pelecānus	pelican
3	Ancient Greek	πελεκάν	pelican
4	Ancient Greek	πέλεκυς	two-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...

Every word from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς →Every word from Ancient Greek πελεκάν →Every word from Latin pelecānus →