Where does “తాను” come from?

తాను (Telugu) comes from Old English tān, from Proto-West Germanic *tain, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

తాను (Telugu): one or oneself; he or himself; A long folded...

Definitions

  1. one or oneself; he or himself; A long folded...

Ancestry of “తాను”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtānsprig, twig; twig, switch
2Proto-West Germanic*taintwig
3Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tain →