Where does “स्वतंत्र” come from?
स्वतंत्र (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit स्वतन्त्र, from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
स्वतंत्र (Hindi): independent; free, liberated
Definitions
- independent; free, liberated
Ancestry of “स्वतंत्र”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्वतन्त्र | free; uncontrolled, independent; chainless,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तन्त्र | a loom; the warp; the leading or principal or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tántram | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tántram | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |