Where does “tng” come from?
tng (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
tng (Middle Persian): narrow, tight
Definitions
- narrow, tight
Ancestry of “tng”, step by step
tng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European tenk-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |
via Chinese 斷
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 斷 | — |