Where does “μυτοτσίμπιδο” come from?

μυτοτσίμπιδο (Greek) comes from Greek τσιμπίδα, from Albanian cimb, from Albanian cip, from Albanian thip.

μυτοτσίμπιδο (Greek): needlenose pliers

Definitions

  1. needlenose pliers

Ancestry of “μυτοτσίμπιδο”, step by step

μυτοτσίμπιδο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek τσιμπίδα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτσιμπίδαtongs, tweezers; hand, clamp
2Albaniancimbsting
3Albaniancippoint, tip; upper part
4Albanianthip

via Greek μύτη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμύτηnose; point, pencil lead; toe
2Byzantine Greekμύτη
3Ancient Greekμύτιςthat part of molluscs that answers to the liver;...
Every word from Albanian thipEvery word from Albanian cipEvery word from Albanian cimb