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Where does “cndl” come from?

cndl (Middle Persian) comes from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து.

cndl (Middle Persian): sandalwood

Definitions

  1. sandalwood

Ancestry of “cndl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
2Tamilசாந்து—

Words derived from “cndl”

  • santalum
  • santalaceous
  • صندل
  • Santalaceae
  • Santalum
  • Santalales
  • σάνταλον
  • sandalum
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