Where does “nhà máy” come from?

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

nhà máy (Vietnamese): factory, plant

Definitions

  1. factory, plant

Ancestry of “nhà máy”, step by step

nhà máy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

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

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse

Words derived from “nhà máy”

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