Where does “автомаши́на” come from?

автомаши́на (Russian) comes from Russian маши́на, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος — to be able.

автомаши́на (Russian): automobile, car, motorcar, motor vehicle

Definitions

automobile, car, motorcar, motor vehicle

Ancestry of “автомаши́на”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	маши́на	motor vehicle, machine; machine
2	German	Maschine	machine; engine; airplane
3	French	machine	machine, device; machine
4	Middle French	machine	machine; device
5	Latin	māchina	contrivance
6	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
7	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
9	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

Words derived from “автомаши́на”

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