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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tántuš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tén-tu-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “tántuṣ”