Where does “máy chiếu” come from?

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

máy chiếu (Vietnamese): a projector; an optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen

Definitions

  1. a projector; an optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen

Ancestry of “máy chiếu”, step by step

máy chiếu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese chiếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếustrawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;...
2Chinese詔—

Words derived from “máy chiếu”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →