Where does “μήκων” come from?

μήκων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko-.

μήκων (Ancient Greek): opium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead

Definitions

  1. opium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead

Ancestry of “μήκων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ko-

Words derived from “μήκων

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko-
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