Where does “ማኪና” come from?

ማኪና (Tigrinya) 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.

ማኪና (Tigrinya): car, automobile

Definitions

  1. car, automobile

Ancestry of “ማኪና”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή