Where does “తంత్రము” come from?

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

తంత్రము (Telugu): device, contrivance, means; trick, stratagem; the...

Definitions

  1. device, contrivance, means; trick, stratagem; the...

Ancestry of “తంత్రము”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →