Evolve:
Biology . to develop by a process of evolution to a different adaptive state or condition: The human species evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal.
In your world, humans ‘evolved’ from that which was not human. Whales ‘evolved’ from that which was not a whale.
In mine, there is adaptation - Dogs can change form (breeds) yet are STILL dogs. We were created, and can adapt, not evolve into something different.