Where does “तान” come from?

तान (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tā́nas, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

तान (Sanskrit): fibre; tone; monotonous tone

Definitions

  1. fibre; tone; monotonous tone

Ancestry of “तान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantā́nas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “तान”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tā́nas →