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

  1. a dash (-)

Ancestry of “dấu gạch ngang”, step by step

dấu gạch ngang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ngang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenganghorizontal; to the side; unreasonably stubborn
2Proto-Vieticp-ŋaːŋ

via Vietnamese dấu

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

via Vietnamese gạch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegạcha brick; a tile; any punctuation mark that is a...
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