Where does “μυκτήρ” come from?

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

μυκτήρ (Greek): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “μυκτήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμυκτήρnostril; nozzle of a lamp; elephant's trunk
2Ancient Greekμύσσομαιto blow the nose; to snort, blow one's nose; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mew-k- →Every word from Ancient Greek μύσσομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μυκτήρ →