Where does “তাত” come from?

তাত (Hajong) comes from Assamese তাঁত, from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

তাত (Hajong): handloom

Definitions

  1. handloom

Ancestry of “তাত”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseতাঁতloom, handloom
2Sanskritतन्त्रa loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
4Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →