σαυνίον

Frisk Etymological English

(-ιον)
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: des. of a javelin used by foreign peoples (Men., Str., D. S. a. o.), membrum virile (Cratin. 443).
Derivatives: σαυνι-άζω to throw a σ. (D. S.) with -αστάς (Dor.) m. (Lyr. Alex. Adesp.).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unexplained foreign word; cf. on σαύρα.