Where does “afalina” come from?

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

afalina (Turkish): bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Definitions

  1. bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Ancestry of “afalina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάλλαιναwhale
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “afalina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα →