Where does “तान” come from?

तान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तान, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tā́nas, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

तान (Hindi): taan: a kind of singing technique; tone; sound,...

Definitions

  1. taan: a kind of singing technique; tone; sound,...

Ancestry of “तान”, step by step

तान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतानfibre; tone; monotonous tone
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantā́nas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Hindi तानना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiताननाto stretch, expand, elongate; to tighten, clench,...
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀤𑀺—
3Sanskritतन्यतेto be extended

Words derived from “तान”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tā́nas →