Where does “sandal” come from?

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

sandal (Hausa): sandal; sandalwood; perfume derived from...

Definitions

  1. sandal; sandalwood; perfume derived from...

Ancestry of “sandal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَنْدَلsandalwood; sandal, shoe, slipper
2Middle Persiancndlsandalwood
3Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
4Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree
Every word from Tamil சாந்துEvery word from Sanskrit चन्दनEvery word from Middle Persian cndl
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