Where does “máy giặt” come from?

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

máy giặt (Vietnamese): washing machine

Definitions

  1. washing machine

Ancestry of “máy giặt”, step by step

máy giặt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese giặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiặtto wash
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →