Where does “máy phát thanh” come from?

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

máy phát thanh (Vietnamese): radio transmitter

Definitions

  1. radio transmitter

Ancestry of “máy phát thanh”, step by step

máy phát thanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese phát thanh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephát thanhradio broadcasting
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →