Where does “तन्तु” come from?

तन्तु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan tántuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš, from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

तन्तु (Sanskrit): thread, cord, string, line, wire, warp (of a web), filament, fibre

Definitions

  1. thread, cord, string, line, wire, warp (of a web), filament, fibre

Ancestry of “तन्तु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryantántuṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantántuš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantén-tu-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “तन्तु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš →