Where does “mak” come from?

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

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-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength

Words derived from “mak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →