σάνταλον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /⁠čandal⁠/, sandalwood), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, sandalwood).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰ́ντᾰλον • (sắntălonn (genitive σᾰντᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. sandalwood (Santalum album)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: σάνταλο (sántalo)
  • Medieval Latin: sandalum (see there for further descendants)
  • Old East Slavic: сандалъ (sandalŭ)

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