Where does “varvassandaali” come from?
varvassandaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish sandaali, from Swedish sandal, from French sandale, from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन — Santalum tree.
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Ancestry of “varvassandaali”, step by step
varvassandaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sandaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sandaali | A sandal |
| 2 | Swedish | sandal | a sandal |
| 3 | French | sandale | sandal |
| 4 | Old French | sandale | sandal |
| 5 | Latin | sandalium | slipper; sandal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σανδάλιον | sandal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάνδαλον | A sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα |
| 8 | Sanskrit | चन्दन | sandalwood |
| 9 | Tamil | சாந்து | Santalum tree |