Where does “tanak” come from?
tanak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tьnъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tanak (Serbo-Croatian): thin; delicate; gossamer
Ancestry of “tanak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tьnъkъ | thin |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |