Where does “phác thảo” come from?

phác thảo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thảo, from Chinese 草, from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

phác thảo (Vietnamese): sketch

Definitions

  1. sketch

Ancestry of “phác thảo”, step by step

phác thảo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thảo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethảograsses and herbs; to write, to draft; to be...
2Chinese草—
3Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
4Middle Chinese草—

via Vietnamese phác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephácto sketch; to outline
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