Where does “dấu ngoặc đơn” come from?

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

dấu ngoặc đơn (Vietnamese): parenthesis; parentheses

Definitions

  1. parenthesis; parentheses

Ancestry of “dấu ngoặc đơn”, step by step

dấu ngoặc đơn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dấu

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

via Vietnamese đơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđơnapplication, petition, request; alone, only
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗuənwide hat of straw

via Vietnamese ngoặc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengoặca hook
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