Where does “ਤਾਪਮਾਨ” come from?

ਤਾਪਮਾਨ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਤਾਪ, from Sanskrit ताप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

ਤਾਪਮਾਨ (Punjabi): temperature

Definitions

  1. temperature

Ancestry of “ਤਾਪਮਾਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਤਾਪheat
2Sanskritतापheating; heat, pain, torment
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
4Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás →Every word from Sanskrit ताप →