Where does “мӑкӑнь” come from?

мӑкӑнь (Chuvash) comes from Russian мак, from Old East Slavic макъ, from Proto-Slavic makъ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.

мӑкӑнь (Chuvash): poppy

Definitions

  1. poppy

Ancestry of “мӑкӑнь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмакpoppy; poppyseeds
2Old East Slavicмакъpoppy; poppyseeds; poppyseed
3Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →Every word from Old East Slavic макъ →