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

  1. machines; machinery; mechanical

Ancestry of “máy móc”, step by step

máy móc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese móc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemóchook, crotchet, clasp; to hook; to draw out with...
2Proto-Vieticɓɔːk—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdɓɔk—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →