English
Tarkhan
Tarkhan comes from Sanskrit तक्षन् ‘a carpenter’, from Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō ‘idem’, and ultimately from *tetḱ- ‘to create’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tetḱ-‘to create’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tétḱō‘idem’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*táćšā‘carpenter, woodcutter’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEतक्षन्‘a carpenter’
- Punjabimodernਤਰਖਾਣ-
- EnglishtodayTarkhan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tetḱ-‘to create’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tétḱō‘idem’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*táćšā‘carpenter, woodcutter’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEतक्षन्‘a carpenter’
- Punjabimodernਤਰਖਾਣ-
- EnglishtodayTarkhan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create’
technical, technique, textile, pretext, polytechnic, technic, technetium, tela, tassie, 14 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō ‘idem’
Today it means
name a carpentry caste in Punjab
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- / Tarkhan