Where does “ತಂತಿ” come from?

ತಂತಿ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit तन्ति, from Sanskrit तन्, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ತಂತಿ (Kannada): metal wire

Definitions

  1. metal wire

Ancestry of “ತಂತಿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्तिa string, cord, wire
2Sanskritतन्to stretch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Sanskrit तन् →Every word from Sanskrit तन्ति →