Where does “tanxaá” come from?
tanxaá (Palula) comes from Urdu تنخواہ, from Persian تنخواه, from Persian تن, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ — to stretch, string; to cut.
tanxaá (Palula): salary
Definitions
- salary
Ancestry of “tanxaá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | تنخواہ | salary |
| 2 | Persian | تنخواه | funds, capital |
| 3 | Persian | تن | body; person; tonne |
| 4 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 5 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 6 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 7 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 9 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |