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
- a loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
Ancestry of “तन्त्र”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tántram | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *tántram | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “तन्त्र”