Where does “mašīn” come from?

mašīn (Livonian) comes from Latvian mašīna, from Russian маши́на, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή — to be able.

mašīn (Livonian): machine

Definitions

  1. machine

Ancestry of “mašīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmašīnamachine, machinery, mechanism; car, automobile
2Russianмаши́наmotor vehicle, machine; machine
3GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
4Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
5Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
6Latinmāchinacontrivance
7Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
8Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
9Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mašīn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή