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Where does “صَنْدَل” come from?

صَنْدَل (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian cndl, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து.

صَنْدَل (Arabic): sandalwood; sandal, shoe, slipper

Definitions

  1. sandalwood; sandal, shoe, slipper

Ancestry of “صَنْدَل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiancndlsandalwood
2Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
3Tamilசாந்து—

Words derived from “صَنْدَل”

  • santal
  • صندل
  • sandal
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