Where does “máy chụp hình” come from?

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

máy chụp hình (Vietnamese): camera

Definitions

  1. camera

Ancestry of “máy chụp hình”, step by step

máy chụp hình traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese hình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehìnhimage; a figure or a silhouette; a photo; a...
2Chinese型—

via Vietnamese chụp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechụpto seize, to catch; to photograph
2Proto-Mon-Khmercap—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →