Where does “مَنْدِيل” come from?
مَنْدِيل (Arabic) comes from Greek μανδίλιον, from Latin mantēlium, from Latin mantēle — cloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin.
مَنْدِيل (Arabic): cloth put around things; sash; turban cloth;...
Definitions
- cloth put around things; sash; turban cloth;...
Ancestry of “مَنْدِيل”, step by step
مَنْدِيل traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek μανδίλιον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | μανδίλιον | — |
| 2 | Latin | mantēlium | — |
| 3 | Latin | mantēle | cloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin |
via Byzantine Greek μανδίλιον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | μανδίλιον | — |
via Ancient Greek μανδίλιον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μανδίλιον | — |