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Where does “ρύγχος” come from?

ρύγχος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥύγχος, from Proto-Indo-European srungʰ-.

ρύγχος (Greek): snout, the nose of an animal, muzzle

Definitions

  1. snout, the nose of an animal, muzzle

Ancestry of “ρύγχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥύγχοςsnout, the nose of an animal, muzzle; beak of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrungʰ-—
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