Where does “candi” come from?

candi (French) comes from Italian candi, from Arabic قَنْدِيّ, from Arabic قَنْد, from Persian کند, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...

candi (French): candied; sugar candy; an exhausted man

Definitions

  1. candied; sugar candy; an exhausted man

Ancestry of “candi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancandicandied, only used in zucchero candi
2Arabicقَنْدِيّcandied
3Arabicقَنْدhard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy
4Persianکندblunt; dull; slow
5Sanskritखण्डchip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...

Words derived from “candi”

Every word from Sanskrit खण्ड →Every word from Persian کند →Every word from Arabic قَنْد →