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👣 从 = two 人 (people) walking one behind the other — follow, from
The character shows one person 人 trailing another 人, giving the sense of following. From 'following someone' it extends to 'from, since, through' — the starting point you came along with.
从 — two 人 (person) figures, one following the other
从 is a pictographic compound showing one person walking behind another, vividly depicting the act of following. The original meaning 'to follow' was extended to 'from' (the starting point one follows out of) and 'to obey'. The traditional form 從 added 辵 (movement) and 止 (foot) to reinforce the walking sense.