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Where does “mandla” come from?

mandla (Faroese) comes from German mandel, from Middle High German mandel, from Old High German mandala, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

mandla (Faroese): almond; tonsil

Definitions

  1. almond; tonsil

Ancestry of “mandla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmandel—
2Middle High Germanmandel—
3Old High Germanmandalaalmond
4Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
5Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →