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