Where does “mandala” come from?

mandala (Old High German) comes from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

mandala (Old High German): almond

Definitions

  1. almond

Ancestry of “mandala”, step by step

mandala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin amygdala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
2Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone

via Late Latin amygdala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil

Words derived from “mandala”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Latin amygdala →