Where does “bốc cháy” come from?

bốc cháy (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bốc, from French boxe, from French boxer, from English box, from Latin bōx, from Ancient Greek βῶξ, from Ancient Greek βόαξ, from Ancient Greek βοῦς — army.

bốc cháy (Vietnamese): to be ablaze

Definitions

  1. to be ablaze

Ancestry of “bốc cháy”, step by step

bốc cháy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebốcto pick something up with hand
2FrenchboxeCombat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;...
3Frenchboxerboxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box
4EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
5Latinbōxa kind of marine fish
6Ancient Greekβῶξbox
7Ancient Greekβόαξbogue (Boops boops) small fish
8Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
9LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
10Proto-Italickorwos
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
14Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Vietnamese chạy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechạyto run
2Proto-Vieticciːʔhead louse
3Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-