Where does “máy ảnh” come from?

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

máy ảnh (Vietnamese): camera

Definitions

  1. camera

Ancestry of “máy ảnh”, step by step

máy ảnh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →