Where does “చందనచర్చ” come from?

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

చందనచర్చ (Telugu): smearing with sandalwood paste

Definitions

  1. smearing with sandalwood paste

Ancestry of “చందనచర్చ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
2Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree
Every word from Tamil சாந்து →Every word from Sanskrit चन्दन →