Where does “តន្តី” come from?

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

តន្តី (Khmer): classic, classical

Definitions

  1. classic, classical

Ancestry of “តន្តី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्तिa string, cord, wire
2Sanskritतन्to stretch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “តន្តី”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Sanskrit तन् →Every word from Sanskrit तन्ति →