Where does “तापक्रम” come from?
तापक्रम (Hindi) comes from Hindi ताप, from Sanskrit ताप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
तापक्रम (Hindi): temperature
Ancestry of “तापक्रम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | ताप | heat, warmth; fever |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ताप | heating; heat, pain, torment |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tāpás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |