Where does “μηκώνιον” come from?

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

μηκώνιον (Ancient Greek): opium; meconium, discharge from the bowels of...

Definitions

  1. opium; meconium, discharge from the bowels of...

Ancestry of “μηκώνιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήκωνopium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ko-—

Words derived from “μηκώνιον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko- →Every word from Ancient Greek μήκων →