Where does “sandal” come from?

sandal (Somali) comes from Arabic صَنْدَل, from Middle Persian cndl, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

sandal (Somali): sandalwood

Definitions

  1. sandalwood

Ancestry of “sandal”, step by step

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