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Where does “դելփին” come from?

դելփին (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

դելփին (Old Armenian): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “դելփին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδελφίν—
2Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “դելփին”

  • դելփին
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →