Where does “μυκτήρ” come from?

μυκτήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μύσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- — slimy, slippery; slip, slime.

μυκτήρ (Ancient Greek): nostril; nozzle of a lamp; elephant's trunk

Definitions

  1. nostril; nozzle of a lamp; elephant's trunk

Ancestry of “μυκτήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύσσομαιto blow the nose; to snort, blow one's nose; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “μυκτήρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύσσομαι →