Where does “máy quay” come from?

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

máy quay (Vietnamese): camera for filming or surveillance

Definitions

  1. camera for filming or surveillance

Ancestry of “máy quay”, step by step

máy quay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese quầy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequầylow cabinet in a shop or store for displaying...
2Proto-Vietickweː—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →