Where does “teng” come from?

teng (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *tanHúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanHúš, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

teng (Northern Kurdish): narrow, not wide

Definitions

  1. narrow, not wide

Ancestry of “teng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*tanHúš—
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*tanHúšthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →
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