Where does “स्वतन्त्र” come from?

स्वतन्त्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

स्वतन्त्र (Sanskrit): free; uncontrolled, independent; chainless,...

Definitions

  1. free; uncontrolled, independent; chainless,...

Ancestry of “स्वतन्त्र”, step by step

स्वतन्त्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तन्त्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्त्रa loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
3Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Sanskrit स्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
2Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “स्वतन्त्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →