Where does “κύων” come from?

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

κύων (Ancient Greek): a dog; a bitch; an offensive person

Definitions

  1. a dog; a bitch; an offensive person

Ancestry of “κύων”, step by step

κύων traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μῦς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “κύων”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →