Where does “Bắc Đẩu” come from?

Bắc Đẩu (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 北, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ba — to carry; shoulder.

Bắc Đẩu (Vietnamese): the god who records all human deaths

Definitions

  1. the god who records all human deaths

Ancestry of “Bắc Đẩu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese北—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanbato carry; shoulder
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ba →Every word from Chinese 北 →