Where does “candi” come from?
candi (Italian) comes from Arabic قَنْدِيّ, from Arabic قَنْد, from Persian کند, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
candi (Italian): candied, only used in zucchero candi
Definitions
- candied, only used in zucchero candi
Ancestry of “candi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قَنْدِيّ | candied |
| 2 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 3 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 4 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |
Words derived from “candi”