Where does “تن” come from?
تن (Persian) comes from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.
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 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 3 | Old French | ton | your |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
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... |