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