Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tenh₂-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Possibly an extended form of *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).

Root

*tenh₂- (perfective)

1. to stretch, to extend

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tenh₂- (8 c, 0 e)

• *tn̥h₁-yé-tor (passive)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tāHyátay
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tāHyátay
      • Sanskrit: तायते (tāyáte)
• *ténh₂-mn̥ ~ *tenh₂-món-
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tánHmā
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tánHmā
      • Sanskrit: तनिमन् (tániman, “shallowness, weakness”)
• *ténh₂-us (see there for further descendants)
• *ud-tn̥h₂-nós
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *utˢtaHnás
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *uttaHnás
      • Sanskrit: उत्तान (uttāná)
    • Proto-Iranian: *ustaHnáh
      • Avestan: 𐬎𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 (ustāna)
    • ⇒ Proto-Indo-Iranian: *utˢtaHnáȷ́ʰastas (“with hands outstretched”)
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *uttaHnáźʰastas
        • Sanskrit: उत्तानहस्त (uttānáhasta)
      • Proto-Iranian: *ustaHnájástah
        • Avestan: 𐬎𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (ustānazasta)