Where does “candu” come from?

candu (Indonesian) comes from Malay candu, from Hindi चंडू, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

candu (Indonesian): opium: a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine

Definitions

  1. opium: a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine

Ancestry of “candu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycanduopium (drug from opium poppy)
2Hindiचंडूmixed preparation of opium (of Chinese type) for smoking
3Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

Words derived from “candu”

Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Hindi चंडू →Every word from Malay candu →