Where does “máy in” come from?

máy in (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese in, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

máy in (Vietnamese): printer; a device, usually attached to a...

Definitions

  1. printer; a device, usually attached to a...

Ancestry of “máy in”, step by step

máy in traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseinto print; perfectly fitted
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in

via Vietnamese máy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáymachine; engine; internal combustion engine
2Proto-Vieticmiː
3Proto-Mon-Khmermiiʔ
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in