Where does “तमस्” come from?

तमस् (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;...

तमस् (Sanskrit): darkness, gloom; the darkness of hell, hell or a...

Definitions

  1. darkness, gloom; the darkness of hell, hell or a...

Ancestry of “तमस्”, step by step

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

Words derived from “तमस्”

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