Where does “তাপ” come from?

তাপ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit ताप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

তাপ (Assamese): heat, warmth

Definitions

  1. heat, warmth

Ancestry of “তাপ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतापheating; heat, pain, torment
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás →Every word from Sanskrit ताप →