Where does “κωνώπιον” come from?

κωνώπιον (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κώνωψ, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

Ancestry of “κωνώπιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
2Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
3Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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