Where does “tự nhủ” come from?

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

tự nhủ (Vietnamese): to remind oneself (that); to think to oneself; to tell oneself

Definitions

  1. to remind oneself (that); to think to oneself; to tell oneself

Ancestry of “tự nhủ”, step by step

tự nhủ 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 Welsh nhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshnhuNasal mutation of tu
2Middle Chinese餌—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ →Every word from Chinese 母 →Every word from Chinese 字 →
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