Where does “तन्मात्र” come from?

तन्मात्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तन्, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

तन्मात्र (Sanskrit): a rudimentary or subtle element (5 in number, see शब्द, स्पर्श, रूप, रस, गन्ध), from which the 5 महाभूतs or grosser elements are produced

Definitions

  1. a rudimentary or subtle element (5 in number, see शब्द, स्पर्श, रूप, रस, गन्ध), from which the 5 महाभूतs or grosser elements are produced

Ancestry of “तन्मात्र”, step by step

तन्मात्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्to stretch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Sanskrit मात्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमात्रmeasure; simply, merely, only; entirely, totally;...
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