Where does “சந்தனம்” come from?

சந்தனம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

சந்தனம் (Tamil): sandalwood, a tree of the genus Santalum

Definitions

  1. sandalwood, a tree of the genus Santalum

Ancestry of “சந்தனம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
2Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

Words derived from “சந்தனம்”

Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Sanskrit चन्दन →