Where does “dấu vết” come from?

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

dấu vết (Vietnamese): mark; trace; trail

Definitions

  1. mark; trace; trail

Ancestry of “dấu vết”, step by step

dấu vết traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dấu

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

via Vietnamese vết

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevếtspot; stain; blemish
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-toːʔ →
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