Where does “từ” come from?

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

từ (Vietnamese): from, since; at, in; word

Definitions

  1. from, since; at, in; word

Ancestry of “từ”, step by step

từ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese字—
2Chinese母—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*məʔmother

via Middle Chinese 四

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese四—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour

via Chinese 子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese子—

Words derived from “từ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ →Every word from Chinese 母 →Every word from Chinese 字 →