Where does “κυνοπόταμος” come from?

κυνοπόταμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κύων, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

κυνοπόταμος (Ancient Greek): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “κυνοπόταμος”, step by step

κυνοπόταμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κύων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύωνa dog; a bitch; an offensive person
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Ancient Greek Ποταμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠοταμόςriver, stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →