Where does “magina” come from?

magina (Molise Croatian) comes from Italian macchina, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

Ancestry of “magina”, step by step

magina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian macchina

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	macchina	machine; car, motorcar
2	Latin	māchina	contrivance
3	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
4	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
6	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via Portuguese imagina

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	imagina	no problem; don't mention it

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →