Where does “tu xuất” come from?

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

tu xuất (Vietnamese): Former monk, nun, or seminarian

Definitions

  1. Former monk, nun, or seminarian

Ancestry of “tu xuất”, step by step

tu xuất 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 xuất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexuấtto advance
2Middle Chinese出—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ →Every word from Chinese 母 →Every word from Chinese 字 →