Where does “” come from?

字 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 母, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ — mother.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*məʔmother

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa ~ za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetantsa ~ zachild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔEvery word from Chinese