Where does “Mak” come from?

Mak (Haitian Creole) comes from French Marc, from Old French marc, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Mak (Haitian Creole): Mark biblical character

Definitions

  1. Mark biblical character

Ancestry of “Mak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMarcMark
2Old Frenchmarcmark
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →