Where does “μάχη” come from?

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

μάχη (Greek): battle, combat; fight, struggle

Definitions

  1. battle, combat; fight, struggle

Ancestry of “μάχη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰ́χηfight; battle, combat
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

Words derived from “μάχη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη →