Where does “ਤੰਦੂਆ” come from?

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

ਤੰਦੂਆ (Punjabi): octopus

Definitions

  1. octopus

Ancestry of “ਤੰਦੂਆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਤੰਦtendril
2Sanskritतन्तिa string, cord, wire
3Sanskritतन्to stretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Sanskrit तन् →Every word from Sanskrit तन्ति →