Where does “mák” come from?

mák (Czech) comes from Old Czech mák, from Proto-Slavic makъ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.

mák (Czech): poppy, poppyseed

Definitions

  1. poppy, poppyseed

Ancestry of “mák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmák—
2Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength

Words derived from “mák”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →Every word from Old Czech mák →
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