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Where does “తంత్రజ్ఞుడు” come from?

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

తంత్రజ్ఞుడు (Telugu): one who knows a secret plan, an accomplice;...

Definitions

  1. one who knows a secret plan, an accomplice;...

Ancestry of “తంత్రజ్ఞుడు”, step by step

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