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Where does “तनु” come from?

तनु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तनू, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European tenuh₂- — body.

तनु (Sanskrit): thin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small,...

Definitions

  1. thin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small,...

Ancestry of “तनु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतनूbody, person, self; form or manifestation
2Proto-Indo-IraniantanúHsbody, self
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenuh₂-body

Words derived from “तनु”

  • तन्वी
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