Where does “мак” come from?

мак (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic макъ, from Proto-Slavic makъ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.

мак (Russian): poppy; poppyseeds

Definitions

  1. poppy; poppyseeds

Ancestry of “мак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмакъpoppy; poppyseeds; poppyseed
2Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength

Words derived from “мак”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →Every word from Old East Slavic макъ →