Where does “từ đầu đến chân” come from?

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

từ đầu đến chân (Vietnamese): head to toe

Definitions

  1. head to toe

Ancestry of “từ đầu đến chân”, step by step

từ đầu đến chân traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese từ

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

via Vietnamese đầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđầuhead; tip; end; beginning; commencement; start
2Middle Chinese

via Vietnamese chân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechâna foot; a leg; the lowest circumscribing area
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔEvery word from Chinese Every word from Chinese