Where does “स्वतन्त्र” come from?

स्वतन्त्र (Nepali) 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.

स्वतन्त्र (Nepali): free, independent

Definitions

  1. free, independent

Ancestry of “स्वतन्त्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वतन्त्रfree; uncontrolled, independent; chainless,...
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 →
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