Where does “tántuṣ” come from?

tántuṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš, from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tántuṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantántuš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantén-tu-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tántuṣ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš →