Where does “saundres” come from?
saundres (Middle English) comes from Old French sandre, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Greek σάνδανον, from Arabic صَنْدَل, from Middle Persian cndl, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து.
Ancestry of “saundres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | sandre | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | sandalum | sandal, sandalwood, santalum |
| 3 | Greek | σάνδανον | — |
| 4 | Arabic | صَنْدَل | sandalwood; sandal, shoe, slipper |
| 5 | Middle Persian | cndl | sandalwood |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चन्दन | sandalwood |
| 7 | Tamil | சாந்து | — |