Where does “мошин” come from?
мошин (Yagnobi) comes from Tajik мошин, from French 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-.
мошин (Yagnobi): machine; vehicle
Ancestry of “мошин”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tajik | мошин | machine; vehicle; car, automobile |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |