Where does “cendana” come from?
cendana (Malay) comes from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து.
cendana (Malay): sandalwood
Ancestry of “cendana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चन्दन | sandalwood |
| 2 | Tamil | சாந்து | — |
Words derived from “cendana”