Where does “mašin” come from?
mašin (Veps) 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.
mašin (Veps): machine; car, automobile
Definitions
- machine; car, automobile
Ancestry of “mašin”, step by step
mašin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian маши́на
| 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 |
via Spanish machín
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | machín | monkey |