Where does “dấu gạch ngang” come from?
dấu gạch ngang (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ngang, from Proto-Vietic p-ŋaːŋ.
dấu gạch ngang (Vietnamese): a dash (-)
Definitions
- a dash (-)
Ancestry of “dấu gạch ngang”, step by step
dấu gạch ngang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ngang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngang | horizontal; to the side; unreasonably stubborn |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | p-ŋaːŋ | — |
via Vietnamese dấu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | dấu | mark, sign; diacritic; tone |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | k-toːʔ | trace, footprint |
via Vietnamese gạch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | gạch | a brick; a tile; any punctuation mark that is a... |