Where does “mesin hitung” come from?

mesin hitung (Indonesian) comes from Dutch rekenmachine, from Dutch machine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος — to be able.

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Ancestry of “mesin hitung”, step by step

mesin hitung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rekenmachine

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	rekenmachine	calculator
2	Dutch	machine	machine mechanical or electrical device
3	French	machine	machine, device; machine
4	Middle French	machine	machine; device
5	Latin	māchina	contrivance
6	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
7	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
9	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via Malay hitung

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	hitung	to count
2	Proto-Malayic	hituŋ	—
3	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	qituŋ	consider, think about

via Indonesian mesin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Indonesian	mesin	machine; engine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →