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Where does “तपस्” come from?

तपस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tápas, from Proto-Indo-European tépos, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

तपस् (Sanskrit): warmth, heat; pain, suffering; religious...

Definitions

  1. warmth, heat; pain, suffering; religious...

Ancestry of “तपस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantápas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantéposheat, warmth
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “तपस्”

  • తపస్సు
  • tapa
  • tempa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →