Where does “kandeerata” come from?
kandeerata (Finnish) comes from Swedish kandera, from French candir, from Italian candire, from Italian candi, from Arabic قَنْدِيّ, from Arabic قَنْد, from Persian کند, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
kandeerata (Finnish): to candy to coat or crust with sugar
Definitions
- to candy to coat or crust with sugar
Ancestry of “kandeerata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kandera | — |
| 2 | French | candir | to crystallize; to cover with crystallized sugar |
| 3 | Italian | candire | to candy; to blanch, whiten |
| 4 | Italian | candi | candied, only used in zucchero candi |
| 5 | Arabic | قَنْدِيّ | candied |
| 6 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 7 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 8 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |