Where does “konekiväärimies” come from?
konekiväärimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish konekivääri, from German Maschinengewehr, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή — to be able.
konekiväärimies (Finnish): machine-gunner
Definitions
- machine-gunner
Ancestry of “konekiväärimies”, step by step
konekiväärimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish konekivääri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | konekivääri | machine gun |
| 2 | German | Maschinengewehr | machine gun |
| 3 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 4 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 5 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 6 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |