Where does “τραγομάσχαλος” come from?

τραγομάσχαλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τράγος, from Ancient Greek τρώγω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

τραγομάσχαλος (Ancient Greek): with armpits smelling like a billy goat

Definitions

with armpits smelling like a billy goat

Ancestry of “τραγομάσχαλος”, step by step

τραγομάσχαλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τράγος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	τράγος	billy-goat; puberty, the age when change of voice...
2	Ancient Greek	τρώγω	I chew, gnaw; I eat
3	Proto-Indo-European	terh₁-	to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Ancient Greek μασχάλη

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	μασχάλη	armpit, axilla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τρώγω →Every word from Ancient Greek τράγος →