Where does “chọc phá” come from?

chọc 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...

chọc phá (Vietnamese): to harass; to annoy; to bother

Definitions

  1. to harass; to annoy; to bother

Ancestry of “chọc phá”, step by step

chọc 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 chọc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechọcto prick, to puncture; to tease; to make someone...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkcok—
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