Where does “λυκόστομος” come from?

λυκόστομος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στόμα, from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥.

λυκόστομος (Ancient Greek): kind of anchovy

Definitions

  1. kind of anchovy

Ancestry of “λυκόστομος”, step by step

λυκόστομος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek στόμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστόμαmouth; face; The source of a river or stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstomn̥—

via Ancient Greek Λύκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛύκοςwolf
2Proto-Hellenic*lúkoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stomn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek στόμα →