Where does “तन्त्र” come from?

तन्त्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

तन्त्र (Sanskrit): a loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...

Definitions

  1. a loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...

Ancestry of “तन्त्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
2Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “तन्त्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →