Where does “nối từ” come from?

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

nối từ (Vietnamese): word chain

Definitions

  1. word chain

Ancestry of “nối từ”, step by step

nối từ 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 nói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenóito speak, to talk, to say, to tell
2Chinese內—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ →Every word from Chinese 母 →Every word from Chinese 字 →