Where does “तन्द्” come from?

तन्द् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Dravidian tand-, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

तन्द् (Sanskrit): to become relaxed

Definitions

  1. to become relaxed

Ancestry of “तन्द्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiantand-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “तन्द्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian tand- →
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