Where does “دلفین” come from?

دلفین (Persian) comes from Arabic دُلْفِين, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

دلفین (Persian): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “دلفین”, step by step

دلفین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic دُلْفِين

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُلْفِين—
2Ancient Greekδελφίν—
3Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

via Ancient Greek δελφίς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδελφίςdolphin; Delphinus, a constellation; mass of lead...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →