Where does “μαχαίριον” come from?

μαχαίριον (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μάχαιρα, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.

Ancestry of “μαχαίριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάχαιραlarge knife, short sword, dirk, dagger
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

Words derived from “μαχαίριον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχαιρα →