Where does “sandaal” come from?

sandaal (Dutch) comes from Middle French sandale, from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

sandaal (Dutch): sandal

Definitions

  1. sandal

Ancestry of “sandaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsandale
2Old Frenchsandalesandal
3Latinsandaliumslipper; sandal
4Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
5Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
6Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
7Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

Words derived from “sandaal

Every word from Tamil சாந்துEvery word from Sanskrit चन्दनEvery word from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον
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