Where does “तनिक” come from?

तनिक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तनु, from Sanskrit तनू, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European tenuh₂- — body.

तनिक (Hindi): slight, small, little

Definitions

  1. slight, small, little

Ancestry of “तनिक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतनुthin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small,...
2Sanskritतनूbody, person, self; form or manifestation
3Proto-Indo-IraniantanúHsbody, self
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenuh₂-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenuh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tanúHs →Every word from Sanskrit तनू →