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Where does “तसमा” come from?

तसमा (Hindi) comes from Persian تسمه, from Ancient Greek δεσμός, from Ancient Greek δέω, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁- — to bind.

तसमा (Hindi): shoelace

Definitions

  1. shoelace

Ancestry of “तसमा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتسمهstrap, thong
2Ancient Greekδεσμόςbond, fetter; collar, halter; bondage,...
3Ancient GreekδέωI bind, tie, fasten, fetter; To lack, need,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁-to bind
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