köken: Inherited from Old East Slavic макъ (makŭ, “poppy; poppyseeds; poppyseed”), from Proto-Slavic *makъ (“poppy”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂kos.
Его внимание привлёк необыкновенно яркий алый цветок, один из видов мака.
köken: From Middle Persian [Term?] (/ādurgōn, ādurgōnag/), cognate to Old Armenian ատրագոյն (atragoyn) and Old Georgian ადრაგუნი (adraguni). Equivalent to آذر (âzar, “fire”) + گون (gun, “colour”).
köken: From Old Swedish *valmoghe, from Old Norse *valmogi, comprised of: * First part vall- is of uncertain origin; Kroonen interprets the compound to mean "lily of the valley," thus connecting Latin vallis. Pokorny instead suggests Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely”) (compare the Nordic name Valbjørn). Or, possibly instead from the root of English welk, German welken (“to wither,…
köken: Borrowed from Classical Persian پوسْت (pōst, “skin, hide, rind, shell, cover, poppy-head”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠 (p-a-v-s-t-a /pavastā/), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pawástam (“covering, envelope”). Cognate to Gujarati પોસ (pos). See also Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka). Doublet of पुस्तक (pustak) and पोथा (pothā).
köken: From Old Danish walmughæ, compare Old Swedish walmogha. First part of the same root as valen (“relax”) with reference to the plant's anesthetic effect. Last part is the plant's actual older name. Compare German Mohn and Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn).
köken: From Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn) or Hokkien 鴉片 /鸦片 (a-phiàn). Compare to Sundanese apiun, Vietnamese á phiện, Baba Malay aphien, Dutch amfioen. Doublet of opium.