Where does “вельбѫдъ” come from?
вельбѫдъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic velьb(l)ǫdъ, from Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃, from Proto-Germanic ulbanduz, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.
вельбѫдъ (Old Church Slavonic): camel
Ancestry of “вельбѫдъ”, step by step