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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.

ヒヨス (Japanese): henbane

Definitions

  1. henbane

Ancestry of “ヒヨス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHyoscyamus—
2Ancient Greekῠ̔οσκῠ́ᾰμος—
3Ancient Greekὗςpig, swine, hog
4Proto-Hellenic*hūs—
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