Where does “βομβύκινος” come from?

βομβύκινος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

βομβύκινος (Ancient Greek): silken

Definitions

  1. silken

Ancestry of “βομβύκινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →