Where does “μαυρόλαιμος” come from?

μαυρόλαιμος (Greek) comes from Greek λαιμός, from Ancient Greek λαιμός — throat, gullet.

μαυρόλαιμος (Greek): black-throated, black-necked

Definitions

  1. black-throated, black-necked

Ancestry of “μαυρόλαιμος”, step by step

μαυρόλαιμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek λαιμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλαιμόςneck, throat
2Ancient Greekλαιμόςthroat, gullet

via Greek μαυρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμαυρόςblack
Every word from Ancient Greek λαιμόςEvery word from Greek λαιμός