Where does “máy chủ” come from?

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

máy chủ (Vietnamese): server program that provides services to other programs or devices

Definitions

  1. server program that provides services to other programs or devices

Ancestry of “máy chủ”, step by step

máy chủ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese chữ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechữalphabet, writing system, script; letter,...
2Proto-Vieticcuːʔgrandchild; father's younger brother
3Proto-Mon-Khmercuuʔgrandchild
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →