Where does “máy chém” come from?

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

máy chém (Vietnamese): a guillotine (a machine to decapitate individuals)

Definitions

  1. a guillotine (a machine to decapitate individuals)

Ancestry of “máy chém”, step by step

máy chém traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese chém

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechémto slash; to chop; to cut; to behead; to rip off;...
2Chinese斬—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →
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