Where does “մարդամեքենա” come from?

մարդամեքենա (Armenian) comes from Armenian մեքենա, from Old Armenian մեքենայ, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

մարդամեքենա (Armenian): robot

Definitions

  1. robot

Ancestry of “մարդամեքենա”, step by step

մարդամեքենա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մեքենա

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեքենաmachine; car, automobile
2Old Armenianմեքենայ—
3Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
4Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Armenian մարդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմարդhuman being, person; man, adult male; husband
2Old Armenianմարդman; mortal; the human race
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →