Where does “афали́на” come from?

афали́на (Russian) comes from Turkish afalina, from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

афали́на (Russian): bottlenose dolphin

Definitions

  1. bottlenose dolphin

Ancestry of “афали́на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishafalinabottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
2Ancient Greekφάλλαιναwhale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα →