Where does “ચંદન” come from?

ચંદન (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

ચંદન (Gujarati): sandalwood

Definitions

  1. sandalwood

Ancestry of “ચંદન”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
2Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree
Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Sanskrit चन्दन →