Where does “từ mượn” come from?

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

từ mượn (Vietnamese): a loanword

Definitions

  1. a loanword

Ancestry of “từ mượn”, step by step

từ mượn 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 mượn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemượnto borrow
2Proto-Vieticmaːɲʔto borrow
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ →Every word from Chinese 母 →Every word from Chinese 字 →