1. βόμβυξ · bombyx — Beekes
βόμβυξ, -vKog [m.] ‘silk-worm’ (Arist.).
eVAR The quantity of the v is unknown. *DER βομβύκιον ‘cocoon of the B.’ (Arist.); βομβύκινος (Lib.). *ETYM βόμβυξ must be of Anatolian origin, as is also suggested by its structure: it is now known that silk was also produced in Greece itself (Kos and Asia Minor) before it was introduced from the east (Hemmerdinger Glotta 48 (1970): 65). We may compare several words for … — [Beekes, s.v. βόμβυξ, p. 273] 2. βόμβυξ · bombyx — Frisk
βόμβυξ, -öxos m. “Seidenwurm’ (Arist., Alkiphr.). — Davon βομβύκιον "Kokon des Seidenwurms’ (Arist.) und βομβύκινος (Lib., Ps.-Kallisth.). — Orientalisches LW, vgl. osm. türk. pambuk “Baumwolle. Daneben πάμβαξ (Suid.), παμβακπίς (AP) “Baumwolle; durch Assimilation Baußaxıor (Suid.), βαμβακοειδής (Dsk.); zunächst aus mpers. pambak “Baumwolle’, woraus auch arm. bambak, oss. bümbäg ‘ds. Aus dem Iran. stammt wruss. … — [Frisk, s.v. βόμβυξ, p. 283]
3. βόμβυξ · bombyx — Frisk
βόμβυξ. Weiteres über Böußv& und πάμβαξ bei Hemmerdinger Glotta 48 (1970) 64f. δ4 βόνασ(σ)ος---β᾿ούβρωστις — [Frisk, s.v. βόμβυξ, p. 2179]