Where does “ម៉ាស៊ីនលក់” come from?

ម៉ាស៊ីនលក់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន, 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- — to be able.

ម៉ាស៊ីនលក់ (Khmer): vending machine

Definitions

vending machine

Ancestry of “ម៉ាស៊ីនលក់”, step by step

ម៉ាស៊ីនលក់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	ម៉ាស៊ីន	machine, motor, engine, device
2	French	machine	machine, device; machine
3	Middle French	machine	machine; device
4	Latin	māchina	contrivance
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-	to be able

via Khmer លក់

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	លក់	to sell; to fine; be asleep

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →