Where does “phá giá” come from?

phá giá (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...

phá giá (Vietnamese): to slash prices in order to undercut a competitor; to practice predatory pricing

Definitions

to slash prices in order to undercut a competitor; to practice predatory pricing

Ancestry of “phá giá”, step by step

phá giá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese phá

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	phá	destroy, demolish; lagoon
2	French	phare	leading, signature, key, flagship; lighthouse;...
3	Ancient Greek	φάρος	pharynx; plough; ploughing
4	Ancient Greek	φᾶρος	large piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

via Vietnamese giá

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	giá	price; bean sprouts; shelf
2	Proto-Vietic	k-raː	—
3	Proto-Mon-Khmer	kraʔ	road, way

Every word from Ancient Greek φᾶρος →