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Where does “makowiec” come from?

makowiec (Polish) comes from Polish -owiec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

makowiec (Polish): a cake layered with poppy seed-based paste

Definitions

  1. a cake layered with poppy seed-based paste

Ancestry of “makowiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owiec-er; appended to some fruit or seed names to form...
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ec—
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “makowiec”

  • makowiec
  • Makowiec
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