Where does “đập phá” come from?

đập phá (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phá, from French phare, from Ancient Greek φάρος, from Ancient Greek φᾶρος — large piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

đập phá (Vietnamese): to destroy; to wreck; to break; to vandalise; to demolish

Definitions

  1. to destroy; to wreck; to break; to vandalise; to demolish

Ancestry of “đập phá”, step by step

đập phá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese phá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephádestroy, demolish; lagoon
2Frenchphareleading, signature, key, flagship; lighthouse;...
3Ancient Greekφάροςpharynx; plough; ploughing
4Ancient Greekφᾶροςlarge piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

via Vietnamese đập

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđậpto smash; to bang; to strike; to throb; to beat;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerdəp
Every word from Ancient Greek φᾶρος