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Where does “tántram” come from?

tántram (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tántram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
2Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tántram”

  • tantric
  • tantra
  • tantrism
  • tantrically
  • tantra
  • tantrico
  • tantrismo
  • 怛特羅
  • タントラ
  • 탄트라
  • తంత్రము
  • తంత్రవాది
  • తంత్రజ్ఞుడు
  • स्वतंत्र
  • तंत्र
  • लोकतांत्रिक
  • लोकतंत्र
  • प्रजातंत्रवाद
  • प्रजातंत्र
  • तन्त्र
  • स्वतन्त्र
  • سوتنتر
  • তাঁত
  • তাত
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