Where does “may mặc” come from?

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

may mặc (Vietnamese): to make clothes

Definitions

  1. to make clothes

Ancestry of “may mặc”, step by step

may mặc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese mặc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặcto wear, to put on; to leave alone, to not care
2Proto-Vieticmak—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →