Where does “ជាងម៉ាស៊ីន” come from?
ជាងម៉ាស៊ីន (Khmer) comes from Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
ជាងម៉ាស៊ីន (Khmer): mechanic
Definitions
- mechanic
Ancestry of “ជាងម៉ាស៊ីន”, step by step
ជាងម៉ាស៊ីន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ម៉ាស៊ីន | machine, motor, engine, device |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |