Where does “gặp may” come from?

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

gặp may (Vietnamese): to be in luck; to strike it lucky; to be lucky

Definitions

  1. to be in luck; to strike it lucky; to be lucky

Ancestry of “gặp may”, step by step

gặp may traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese gặp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegặpto meet, to see
2Proto-Mon-Khmergəpfriend
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →