Where does “打南磨” come from?

打南磨 (Chinese) comes from English dynamo, from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, from Ancient Greek δύναμις, from Ancient Greek δύναμαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai.

打南磨 (Chinese): dynamo; alternator

Definitions

  1. dynamo; alternator

Ancestry of “打南磨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdynamoAn electricity generator, a dynamo-electric...
2Germandynamoelektrische Maschine
3Ancient Greekδύναμιςpower, might, strength; ability, skill; power,...
4Ancient Greekδύναμαιdeponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to...
5Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai