Where does “máy hút bụi” come from?

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

máy hút bụi (Vietnamese): vacuum cleaner

Definitions

  1. vacuum cleaner

Ancestry of “máy hút bụi”, step by step

máy hút bụi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese bụi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebụidust; dusty; bush, shrub, clump
2Proto-Vieticbuːlʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmertbul—

via Vietnamese hút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehútto absorb, to suck; to smoke; to attract
2Proto-Mon-Khmerhut—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →