Where does “صندل” come from?

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

صندل (Arabic): sandals; sandalwood; barge, lighter, freight...

Definitions

  1. sandals; sandalwood; barge, lighter, freight...

Ancestry of “صندل”, step by step

صندل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σανδάλιον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
2Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
3Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
4Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

via Middle Persian cndl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiancndlsandalwood
Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Sanskrit चन्दन →Every word from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον →