Where does “Asandei” come from?

Asandei (Romanian) comes from Romanian sanda, from French sandale, from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

Ancestry of “Asandei”, step by step

Asandei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian sanda

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	sanda	sandals
2	French	sandale	sandal
3	Old French	sandale	sandal
4	Latin	sandalium	slipper; sandal
5	Ancient Greek	σανδάλιον	sandal
6	Ancient Greek	σάνδαλον	A sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
7	Sanskrit	चन्दन	sandalwood
8	Tamil	சாந்து	Santalum tree

via Romanian A

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	A	—
2	Vulgar Latin	ae(t)	—
3	Latin	habet	third-person singular present active indicative...
4	Latin	habeo	I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5	Proto-Italic	habēō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰh₁bʰ-	to grab, to take; to grab, take

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