Where does “sandalium” come from?

sandalium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

sandalium (Latin): slipper; sandal

Definitions

  1. slipper; sandal

Ancestry of “sandalium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
2Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
3Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
4Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

Words derived from “sandalium

Every word from Tamil சாந்து