Where does “דעלפֿין” come from?

דעלפֿין (Yiddish) comes from Russian дельфи́н, from German delphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

דעלפֿין (Yiddish): dolphin

Definitions

dolphin

Ancestry of “דעלפֿין”, step by step

דעלפֿין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian дельфи́н

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	дельфи́н	dolphin
2	German	delphin	dolphin
3	Latin	delphīnus	a dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
4	Ancient Greek	δελφίν	—
5	Ancient Greek	δελφύς	the womb
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelbʰ-	the womb

via Ukrainian дельфін

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ukrainian	дельфін	dolphin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →