Where does “автомашин” come from?
автомашин (Mongolian) comes from Russian автомаши́на, 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.
автомашин (Mongolian): motor vehicle; automobile; car
Definitions
- motor vehicle; automobile; car
Ancestry of “автомашин”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | автомаши́на | automobile, car, motorcar, motor vehicle |
| 2 | Russian | маши́на | motor vehicle, machine; machine |
| 3 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 4 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 5 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 6 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |