Where does “ម៉ាស៊ីនបោកគក់” come from?
ម៉ាស៊ីនបោកគក់ (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.
ម៉ាស៊ីនបោកគក់ (Khmer): washing machine
Definitions
- washing machine
Ancestry of “ម៉ាស៊ីនបោកគក់”, step by step
ម៉ាស៊ីនបោកគក់ 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 |