Where does “mak” come from?

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

mak (Serbo-Croatian): poppy

Definitions

  1. poppy

Ancestry of “mak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →
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