Where does “maku” come from?
maku (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian mak, from Proto-Slavic makъ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos.
maku (Lower Sorbian): locative singular of mak
Ancestry of “maku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | mak | poppy; poppyseed |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | makъ | poppy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂ḱos | — |