Where does “makovice” come from?

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

makovice (Czech): poppyhead, poppy head; head

Definitions

  1. poppyhead, poppy head; head

Ancestry of “makovice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmakovýpoppyseed
2Czechmákpoppy, poppyseed
3Old Czechmák—
4Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →Every word from Old Czech mák →