Where does “машинґвер” come from?

машинґвер (Ukrainian) comes from German Maschinengewehr, 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.

машинґвер (Ukrainian): machine gun

Definitions

  1. machine gun

Ancestry of “машинґвер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschinengewehrmachine gun
2GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchinacontrivance
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή