Where does “ماكینه” come from?

ماكینه (Ottoman Turkish) 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.

ماكینه (Ottoman Turkish): machine, any device that directs and controls energy

Definitions

  1. machine, any device that directs and controls energy

Ancestry of “ماكینه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmacchinamachine; car, motorcar
2Latinmāchinacontrivance
3Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
4Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “ماكینه”

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