出身
しゅっしん · shusshin · JLPT N3 · noun
come from
🏠 出身 = go out (出) + body/self (身): the place your self came out of
出 means to exit or emerge, 身 means body or one's person. Together: where your person emerged from, so your hometown, school, or background. Used as 東京出身 = from Tokyo.
出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'
身 — pictograph of a pregnant body
身 is a pictograph originally depicting a person with a swollen belly, representing a pregnant woman in profile. Over time the meaning broadened from 'pregnancy' or 'torso' to refer to the body in general, and by extension oneself or one's person.