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
Ancestry of “μυκτήρ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μυκτήρ | nostril; nozzle of a lamp; elephant's trunk |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μύσσομαι | to blow the nose; to snort, blow one's nose; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |