Where does “máy xay sinh tố” come from?

máy xay sinh tố (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese máy, from Proto-Vietic miː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ.

máy xay sinh tố (Vietnamese): a blender

Definitions

  1. a blender

Ancestry of “máy xay sinh tố”, step by step

máy xay sinh tố traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese xáy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexáyto dig (with a pointed tool); to hollow; to excavate; to scoop out
2Proto-Taiqrajegg

via Vietnamese sinh tố

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesinh tốvitamin; a smoothie
2Chinese維生素vitamin
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →