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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.

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Ancestry of “varvassandaali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsandaaliA sandal
2Swedishsandala sandal
3Frenchsandalesandal
4Old Frenchsandalesandal
5Latinsandaliumslipper; sandal
6Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
7Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
8Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
9Tamilசாந்து—
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