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

  1. machine; engine; internal combustion engine

Ancestry of “máy”, step by step

máy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic miː

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticmiː—
2Proto-Mon-Khmermiiʔ—

via Proto-Vietic k-mǝl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-mǝlcloud
2Proto-Mon-Khmermhuəlcloud

via Proto-Vietic ɓǝlʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɓǝlʔhow many, how much

Words derived from “máy”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →