Where does “Macedonia” come from?

Macedonia derives from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία, from μακεδονία, from μακεδνός meaning tall or long, from μακρός meaning long, from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-.

Ancestry of “Macedonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμακεδονίαhighland
2Ancient Greekμακεδνόςtall, taper
3Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “Macedonia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →