Where does “máy sấy tóc” come from?

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

máy sấy tóc (Vietnamese): a hair dryer

Definitions

  1. a hair dryer

Ancestry of “máy sấy tóc”, step by step

máy sấy tóc traces back through 3 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

via Vietnamese tóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetócheadhair
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →