Where does “máy sấy” come from?

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

máy sấy (Vietnamese): a drying appliance, esp. a clothes dryer

Definitions

  1. a drying appliance, esp. a clothes dryer

Ancestry of “máy sấy”, step by step

máy sấy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese sậy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesậyreed
2Proto-Vieticp-riːbe drunk

Words derived from “máy sấy”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →