Where does “dấu nhấn” come from?

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

dấu nhấn (Vietnamese): an accent; a diacritical mark

Definitions

  1. an accent; a diacritical mark

Ancestry of “dấu nhấn”, step by step

dấu nhấn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dấu

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

via Vietnamese nhấn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhấnto press (on)
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-toːʔ →