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