Where does “منديل” come from?

منديل (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic مَنْدِيل, from Greek μανδίλιον, from Latin mantēlium, from Latin mantēle — cloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin.

منديل (Moroccan Arabic): napkin

Definitions

napkin

Ancestry of “منديل”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	مَنْدِيل	cloth put around things; sash; turban cloth;...
2	Greek	μανδίλιον	—
3	Latin	mantēlium	—
4	Latin	mantēle	cloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin

Every word from Latin mantēle →Every word from Latin mantēlium →Every word from Greek μανδίλιον →