Where does “golpo” come from?

golpo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish golfo, from Spanish golfín, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

golpo (Tagalog): gulf

Definitions

  1. gulf

Ancestry of “golpo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgolfogulf; dishonest; nasty
2Spanishgolfíndolphin; gangster
3Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
4Ancient Greekδελφίν
5Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ-
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