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Where does “μᾶκος” come from?
μᾶκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.
Ancestry of “μᾶκος”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Hellenic
mā́kos
—
2
Proto-Indo-European
méh₂ḱos
length
Words derived from “μᾶκος”
μακύνω
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →
Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos →