Where does “tư” come from?
tư (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 字, from Chinese 母, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ.
tư (Vietnamese): from, since; at, in; word
Definitions
- from, since; at, in; word
Ancestry of “tư”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 字 | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 母 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *məʔ | — |