Where does “تن” come from?
تن (Persian) comes from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend- — to stretch, string; to cut.
تن (Persian): body; person; tonne
Definitions
- body; person; tonne
Ancestry of “تن”, step by step
تن traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 2 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 3 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 4 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 6 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
via Middle Persian tn'
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | tn' | body, self |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎵𐎢𐏁 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tanúHs | body, self |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tenuh₂- | body |
via French tonne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tonne | tonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular... |