Where does “dấu sao” come from?

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

dấu sao (Vietnamese): asterisk

Definitions

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Ancestry of “dấu sao”, step by step

dấu sao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dấu

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

via Vietnamese sáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesáoblackbird; starling; myna
2Proto-Vietick-raːwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-toːʔ →