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Where does “avtomašin” come from?

avtomašin (Veps) comes from Russian автомаши́на, from Russian маши́на, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή.

avtomašin (Veps): car, automobile

Definitions

  1. car, automobile

Ancestry of “avtomašin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianавтомаши́на—
2Russianмаши́наmotor vehicle, machine; machine
3GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
4Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
5Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
6Latinmāchina—
7Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
8Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
9Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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