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Where does “Mak” come from?

Mak (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic makъ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos.

Ancestry of “Mak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱos—
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