Where does “kandil” come from?
kandil (Indonesian) comes from Malay kandil, from Persian قندیل, from Arabic قِنْدِيل, from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ, from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō — to shine, glow.
kandil (Indonesian): candle
Definitions
- candle
Ancestry of “kandil”, step by step
kandil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kandil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kandil | — |
| 2 | Persian | قندیل | lamp |
| 3 | Arabic | قِنْدِيل | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܩܢܕܠܐ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάνδηλα | — |
| 6 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 7 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
via Classical Persian قندیل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | قندیل | — |