Where does “مندیل” come from?

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

مندیل (Ottoman Turkish): tablecloth; headcloth; turban; headscarf;...

Definitions

  1. tablecloth; headcloth; turban; headscarf;...

Ancestry of “مندیل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَنْدِيلcloth put around things; sash; turban cloth;...
2Greekμανδίλιον—
3Latinmantēlium—
4Latinmantēlecloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin
Every word from Latin mantēle →Every word from Latin mantēlium →Every word from Greek μανδίλιον →