Where does “μαχαίρι” come from?
μαχαίρι (Greek) comes from Koine Greek μαχαίριον, from Ancient Greek μάχαιρα, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.
μαχαίρι (Greek): knife; dagger; guillotine
Definitions
- knife; dagger; guillotine
Ancestry of “μαχαίρι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Koine Greek | μαχαίριον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάχαιρα | large knife, short sword, dirk, dagger |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάχομαι | I make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | maHgʰ- | to fight |
Words derived from “μαχαίρι”