Where does “ტანი” come from?
ტანი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ტანი, from Persian تن, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ, from Latin tunna — to stretch, string; to cut.
ტანი (Georgian): body; trunk
Definitions
- body; trunk
Ancestry of “ტანი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Georgian | ტანი | — |
| 2 | Persian | تن | body; person; tonne |
| 3 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 4 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 5 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 6 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 8 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |