Where does “dịch máy” come from?

dịch máy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máy, from Proto-Vietic miː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ.

dịch máy (Vietnamese): to machine-translate

Definitions

  1. to machine-translate

Ancestry of “dịch máy”, step by step

dịch máy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáymachine; engine; internal combustion engine
2Proto-Vieticmiː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermiiʔ—

via Vietnamese dịch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedịchto translate; translation; fluid, liquid
2Middle Chinese液—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →