Where does “ヒヨス” come from?

ヒヨス (Japanese) comes from Latin Hyoscyamus, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Proto-Hellenic *hūs — pig.

ヒヨス (Japanese): henbane

Definitions

  1. henbane

Ancestry of “ヒヨス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHyoscyamushenbane
2Ancient Greekῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμοςhenbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
3Ancient Greekὗςpig, swine, hog
4Proto-Hellenic*hūspig
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hūs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὗς →Every word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος →