Where does “máy khách” come from?

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

máy khách (Vietnamese): a client a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server

Definitions

  1. a client a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server

Ancestry of “máy khách”, step by step

máy khách traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese khách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekháchvisitor, guest; customer; passenger
2Proto-Vietic*k-rac—
3Old Chinese鐵—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →