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 ,...
Definitions
- thread, cord, string, line, wire, warp ,...
Ancestry of “तन्तु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tántuṣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tántuš | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tén-tu-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “तन्तु”