Where does “tápas” come from?

tápas (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European tépos, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tápas (Proto-Indo-Iranian): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “tápas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantéposheat, warmth
2Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “tápas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tépos