Where does “तन्द्रा” come from?

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

तन्द्रा (Sanskrit): lassitude, exhaustion, fatigue, laziness, sleepiness, weariness, sluggishness, syncope

Definitions

  1. lassitude, exhaustion, fatigue, laziness, sleepiness, weariness, sluggishness, syncope

Ancestry of “तन्द्रा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्द्to become relaxed
2Proto-Dravidiantand-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “तन्द्रा”

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