Where does “phá rừng” come from?

phá rừng (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 rừng (Vietnamese): to deforest

Definitions

  1. to deforest

Ancestry of “phá rừng”, step by step

phá rừng 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 rừng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserừngforest; jungle
2Proto-Vietick-rəŋforest; horn
3Proto-Mon-Khmerd₂raŋhorn
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