Where does “masin samap” come from?

masin samap (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin masin, from English 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- — to be able.

masin samap (Tok Pisin): sewing machine

Definitions

  1. sewing machine

Ancestry of “masin samap”, step by step

masin samap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin masin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinmasinmachine; engine
2EnglishmachineA device that directs and controls energy, often...
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Tok Pisin samap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinsamapto sew or knit
2Englishsew upTo seal by sewing; To bring a matter to a full...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή