Where does “bút máy” come from?
bút máy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máy, from Proto-Vietic miː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ.
bút máy (Vietnamese): fountain pen
Ancestry of “bút máy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | máy | machine; engine; internal combustion engine |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | miː | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | miiʔ | — |