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Where does “ماشین” come from?

ماشین (Persian) comes from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

ماشین (Persian): car; machine

Definitions

  1. car; machine

Ancestry of “ماشین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
2Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
3Latinmāchina—
4Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
5Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
6Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “ماشین”

  • ماشێن
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