Where does “máy lạnh” come from?
máy lạnh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lạnh, from French lin, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
máy lạnh (Vietnamese): an air conditioner
Ancestry of “máy lạnh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | Lạnh | — |
| 2 | French | lin | linen; flax |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |