Where does “វៀងច័ន្ទន៍” come from?

វៀងច័ន្ទន៍ (Khmer) comes from Thai เวียงจันทน์, from Thai จันทน์, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

Ancestry of “វៀងច័ន្ទន៍”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเวียงจันทน์—
2Thaiจันทน์sandalwood wood, tree, oil, Albizia odoratissima
3Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
4Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree
Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Sanskrit चन्दन →Every word from Thai จันทน์ →