Where does “κρεατομηχανή” come from?

κρεατομηχανή (Greek) comes from Greek κρέας, from Ancient Greek κρέας, from Proto-Hellenic kréwas, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

κρεατομηχανή (Greek): meatgrinder

Definitions

  1. meatgrinder

Ancestry of “κρεατομηχανή”, step by step

κρεατομηχανή traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek κρέας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκρέαςmeat
2Ancient Greekκρέαςflesh, meat; carcass, body
3Proto-Hellenickréwas
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Greek μηχανή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμηχανήmachine, engine; locomotive, the power unit of a...
2Ancient Greekμηχᾰνήa machine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kréwas
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