Where does “تنک” come from?

تنک (Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

تنک (Persian): thin

Definitions

  1. thin

Ancestry of “تنک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “تنک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →