Where does “तंत्र” come from?

तंत्र (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

तंत्र (Hindi): system; mechanism, framework; network

Definitions

  1. system; mechanism, framework; network

Ancestry of “तंत्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्त्रa loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
3Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “तंत्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →