cndl

Middle Persian

Etymology

Likely from Gandhari 𐨕𐨎𐨡𐨣 (caṃdana), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana).

Noun

cndl • (čandal)

1. sandalwood

Descendants

• → Arabic: صَنْدَل (ṣandal) (see there for further descendants)
• → Classical Syriac: ܨܢܕܠ (ṣandal)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “čandal”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 21