Where does “santal” come from?

santal (French) comes from Arabic صَنْدَل, from Middle Persian cndl, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

santal (French): sandalwood; Santali

Definitions

  1. sandalwood; Santali

Ancestry of “santal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَنْدَلsandalwood; sandal, shoe, slipper
2Middle Persiancndlsandalwood
3Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
4Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

Words derived from “santal”

Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Sanskrit चन्दन →Every word from Middle Persian cndl →