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Where does “mak” come from?

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

mak (Polish): poppy, any plant of the genus "Papaver";...

Definitions

  1. poppy, any plant of the genus "Papaver";...

Ancestry of “mak”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mak”

  • makowiec
  • Makowiec
  • Makowska
  • makowiec
  • Mak
  • Makowski
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