Where does “phá thai” come from?

phá thai (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 thai (Vietnamese): to have an abortion

Definitions

  1. to have an abortion

Ancestry of “phá thai”, step by step

phá thai 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 Thái

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseTháiThai
2Middle Chinese胎—
Every word from Ancient Greek φᾶρος →