Where does “từ ghép” come from?

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

từ ghép (Vietnamese): a compound word

Definitions

  1. a compound word

Ancestry of “từ ghép”, step by step

từ ghép 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 ghép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseghépto join; to couple; to graft
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ →Every word from Chinese 母 →Every word from Chinese 字 →