Where does “ताना” come from?

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

ताना (Hindi): fling

Definitions

fling

Ancestry of “ताना”, step by step

ताना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तान

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	तान	fibre; tone; monotonous tone
2	Proto-Indo-Iranian	tā́nas	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	tónos	something stretched; chord, fiber, string
4	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

via Classical Persian طَعْنَه

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	طَعْنَه	—

Words derived from “ताना”

तानाशाह

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