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Where does “tengʰ-” come from?

tengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): to pull; to be heavy, difficult

Definitions

  1. to pull; to be heavy, difficult

Ancestry of “tengʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tengʰ-”

  • tungsten
  • tungstate
  • tungstic
  • phosphotungstic
  • phosphotungstate
  • silicotungstic
  • paratungstate
  • metatungstate
  • silicotungstate
  • ferrotungsten
  • tungstenic
  • tungstenite
  • tungstite
  • ditungsten
  • tungstatian
  • tungstous
  • uranotungstite
  • organotungsten
  • monotungstate
  • metatungstic acid
  • nontungsten
  • radiotungsten
  • eka-tungsten
  • polytungstic
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