Where does “máy móc” come from?
máy móc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máy, from Proto-Vietic miː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ.
máy móc (Vietnamese): machines; machinery; mechanical
Definitions
- machines; machinery; mechanical
Ancestry of “máy móc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | máy | machine; engine; internal combustion engine |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | miː | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | miiʔ | — |