Where does “dấu Thánh Giá” come from?

dấu Thánh Giá (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese dấu, from Proto-Vietic k-toːʔ — trace, footprint.

dấu Thánh Giá (Vietnamese): sign of the cross

Definitions

  1. sign of the cross

Ancestry of “dấu Thánh Giá”, step by step

dấu Thánh Giá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dấu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedấumark, sign; diacritic; tone
2Proto-Vietick-toːʔtrace, footprint

via Vietnamese thánh giá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethánh giáa cross
2Chinese聖sacred, holy
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-toːʔ →