Where does “مكينة” come from?

مكينة (North Levantine Arabic) 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.

مكينة (North Levantine Arabic): machine, apparatus

Definitions

machine, apparatus

Ancestry of “مكينة”, step by step

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

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