Where does “Procyoninae” come from?

Procyoninae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Procyon, from Ancient Greek κύων, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Procyoninae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Procyoninae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualProcyongenus name; genus of raccoons
2Ancient Greekκύωνa dog; a bitch; an offensive person
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →
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