Where does “маковий” come from?

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

маковий (Ukrainian): poppy

Definitions

  1. poppy

Ancestry of “маковий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмакpoppy
2Old East Slavicмакъpoppy; poppyseeds; poppyseed
3Proto-Slavicmakъpoppy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic makъ →Every word from Old East Slavic макъ →