Where does “tand-” come from?

tand- (Proto-Dravidian) comes from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

Ancestry of “tand-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
2Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tand-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →