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Furnée adduces Βάκχος (Bákkhos) (with interchange β/μ) and compares Armenian մահազ (mahaz, lascivious), suggesting that all these words are from Asia Minor. The interchange may also lead to a Pre-Greek origin.

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μάχλος (mákhlosm or f (neuter μάχλον); second declension

  1. lewd, lustful (of women)
  2. wanton, luxuriant

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