Where does “濁点” come from?
濁点 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 点, from Middle Chinese 點 — mark, spot; dot, mark.
濁点 (Japanese): a voicing diacritical mark, such as ゛ on が, used...
Definitions
- a voicing diacritical mark, such as ゛ on が, used...
Ancestry of “濁点”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 点 | spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 點 | mark, spot; dot, mark |