Where does “tukang mesin” come from?

tukang mesin (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian mesin, 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.

tukang mesin (Indonesian): mechanic

Definitions

  1. mechanic

Ancestry of “tukang mesin”, step by step

tukang mesin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian mesin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmesinmachine; engine
2Dutchmachinemachine mechanical or electrical device
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchinacontrivance
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Indonesian tukang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantukangcraftsman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
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