Where does “μάχαιρα” come from?

μάχαιρα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μάχαιρα, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.

μάχαιρα (Greek): sword used by the ancient Greeks

Definitions

  1. sword used by the ancient Greeks

Ancestry of “μάχαιρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάχαιραlarge knife, short sword, dirk, dagger
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχαιρα →