Where does “μαχαίρα” come from?
μαχαίρα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μάχαιρα, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.
μαχαίρα (Greek): Large knife; Augmentative of μαχαίρι; butcher's...
Definitions
- Large knife; Augmentative of μαχαίρι; butcher's...
Ancestry of “μαχαίρα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μάχαιρα | large knife, short sword, dirk, dagger |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάχομαι | I make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | maHgʰ- | to fight |