Where does “ਤੰਦ” come from?

ਤੰਦ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit तन्ति, from Sanskrit तन्, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ਤੰਦ (Punjabi): tendril

Definitions

  1. tendril

Ancestry of “ਤੰਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्तिa string, cord, wire
2Sanskritतन्to stretch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “ਤੰਦ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Sanskrit तन् →Every word from Sanskrit तन्ति →