Where does “santal” come from?

santal (Romanian) comes from French santal, from Arabic صَنْدَل, from Middle Persian cndl, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

santal (Romanian): sandalwood

Definitions

  1. sandalwood

Ancestry of “santal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsantalsandalwood; Santali
2Arabicصَنْدَلsandalwood; sandal, shoe, slipper
3Middle Persiancndlsandalwood
4Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
5Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree
Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Sanskrit चन्दन →Every word from Middle Persian cndl →