Where does “mekonium” come from?

mekonium (Swedish) comes from Latin mēcōnium, from Ancient Greek μηκώνιον, from Ancient Greek μήκων, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko-.

Ancestry of “mekonium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmēcōnium—
2Ancient Greekμηκώνιονopium; meconium, discharge from the bowels of...
3Ancient Greekμήκωνopium poppy; single poppyseed; poppyhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ko-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ko- →Every word from Ancient Greek μήκων →Every word from Ancient Greek μηκώνιον →