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Where does “तनाव” come from?
तनाव (Hindi) comes from Hindi तनना, from Sanskrit तुन्न.
तनाव
(Hindi): tension, stress
Definitions
tension, stress
Ancestry of “तनाव”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hindi
तनना
to be pulled, stretched, made tense; to swell
2
Sanskrit
तुन्न
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Words derived from “तनाव”
तनावपूर्ण
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