Where does “σάνταλον” come from?
σάνταλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Arabic صَنْدَل, from Middle Persian cndl, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து.
σάνταλον (Ancient Greek): sandalwood
Ancestry of “σάνταλον”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | صَنْدَل | sandalwood; sandal, shoe, slipper |
| 2 | Middle Persian | cndl | sandalwood |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चन्दन | sandalwood |
| 4 | Tamil | சாந்து | — |
Words derived from “σάνταλον”