Where does “máy nổ” come from?

máy nổ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nổ, from Vietnamese lò, from Vietnamese bỏ, from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder — to fit, to fix, to put together.

máy nổ (Vietnamese): a gas combustion engine; an engine that generates energy by igniting an explosive gas mixture (e.g. gasoline, alcohol vapor, etc.) mixed with air

Definitions

  1. a gas combustion engine; an engine that generates energy by igniting an explosive gas mixture (e.g. gasoline, alcohol vapor, etc.) mixed with air

Ancestry of “máy nổ”, step by step

máy nổ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenổto explode; to pop; to burst
2Vietnamesekiln, furnace, oven, heater
3Vietnamesebỏto put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit
4EnglishboardA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any...
5Englishboardridersurfer
6EnglishriderOne who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;...
7Middle EnglishridereAlternative form of ryder
8Middle EnglishryderA rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A...
9Old Englishrīdererider, knight
10Old Englishrīdanto ride
11Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
12Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
13Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Vietnamese máy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáymachine; engine; internal combustion engine
2Proto-Vieticmiː
3Proto-Mon-Khmermiiʔ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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