Where does “Pycnophyes” come from?

Pycnophyes (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek φῠή, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Pycnophyes (Translingual): genus|certain ecdysozoan}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain ecdysozoan}}

Ancestry of “Pycnophyes”, step by step

Pycnophyes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek φῠή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφῠήgrowth
2Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Ancient Greek πυκνός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυκνόςthick; dense; sagacious, crafty, cunning
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti →