Where does “gốc tử” come from?

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

gốc tử (Vietnamese): the foot of a Diospyros decandra tree, also known as the thị tree

Definitions

  1. the foot of a Diospyros decandra tree, also known as the thị tree

Ancestry of “gốc tử”, step by step

gốc tử traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese từ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetừfrom, since; at, in; word
2Chinese字—
3Chinese母—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*məʔmother

via Vietnamese gốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegốcfoot; origin; root
2Proto-Vietict-koːkstump
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ →Every word from Chinese 母 →Every word from Chinese 字 →