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Where does “tensā” come from?

tensā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ten-s-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “tensā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-s-eh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tensā”

  • tensa
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