Where does “तांत्रिक” come from?

तांत्रिक (Marathi) comes from Hindi तंत्र, from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

तांत्रिक (Marathi): technical

Definitions

  1. technical

Ancestry of “तांत्रिक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतंत्रsystem; mechanism, framework; network
2Sanskritतन्त्रa loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
4Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →