Where does “makovec” come from?

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

makovec (Czech): poppy seed cake

Definitions

  1. poppy seed cake

Ancestry of “makovec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmákpoppy, poppyseed
2Old Czechmák—
3Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →Every word from Old Czech mák →
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