Where does “bóc lột” come from?

bóc lột (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bóc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pɔɔk — to peel.

bóc lột (Vietnamese): to exploit

Definitions

  1. to exploit

Ancestry of “bóc lột”, step by step

bóc lột traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebócto peel
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpɔɔkto peel

via Vietnamese lột

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselộtto strip off clothes
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer pɔɔk →Every word from Vietnamese bóc →