Where does “σανδάλιον” come from?

σανδάλιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

σανδάλιον (Ancient Greek): sandal

Definitions

  1. sandal

Ancestry of “σανδάλιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
2Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
3Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

Words derived from “σανδάλιον”

Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Sanskrit चन्दन →Every word from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον →