Where does “μήκων” come from?

μήκων (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μήκων, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko-.

μήκων (Greek): poppy, papaver

Definitions

  1. poppy, papaver

Ancestry of “μήκων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήκωνopium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ko-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko- →Every word from Ancient Greek μήκων →