Greek φάλαινα

← Old English blōstm (cognate)

← Old English blæd (mention)

← English blossom (cognate)

← English blade (mention)

← Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰 (cognate)

← Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (inherited)

← Ancient Greek φύλλον (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (mention)

← Sanskrit फुलम् (cognate)

→ Greek φαλαινοκέφαλος (compound)