Where does “зөөлний тэмдэг” come from?
зөөлний тэмдэг (Mongolian) comes from Russian мя́гкий знак — Name of the letter Ь, ь, the soft sign.
Ancestry of “зөөлний тэмдэг”, step by step
зөөлний тэмдэг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian мя́гкий знак
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мя́гкий знак | Name of the letter Ь, ь, the soft sign |
via Mongolian тэмдэг
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolian | тэмдэг | sign; mark; symbol |