Where does “తంతువు” come from?

తంతువు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit तन्तु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tántuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš, from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

తంతువు (Telugu): A thread or fibre; filament

Definitions

  1. A thread or fibre; filament

Ancestry of “తంతువు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतन्तुthread, cord, string, line, wire, warp (of a web), filament, fibre
2Proto-Indo-Aryantántuṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantántuš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantén-tu-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “తంతువు”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš →
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