Where does “तमस” come from?

तमस (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian támHas, from Proto-Indo-European témHos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

तमस (Sanskrit): dark coloured, dark, darksome

Definitions

  1. dark coloured, dark, darksome

Ancestry of “तमस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniantámHasdarkness
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantémHosdarkness
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “तमस”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European témHos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian támHas →
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