Where does “msandali” come from?

msandali (Swahili) comes from Swahili sandali, from Arabic صَنْدَل, from Middle Persian cndl, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

msandali (Swahili): sandalwood tree

Definitions

  1. sandalwood tree

Ancestry of “msandali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisandalisandalwood
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 →